Need New Amiga Keyboard
25-May-94 15:00:45
Sb: #148430-Need New Amiga Keyboard
Fm: Bill Goelkel 71725,455
To: Mike Schiller 76416,3065
>> Is your 102 one of the newer style ones, or an older style one?
I dunno. Just got it a week ago from a dealer, but it looks more like your
description of an older one. The only switch I see is an A/X (for AT / XT)
slide switch on the back. It has no connectors, cable is permanently
attached. Otherwise, same case as my Plus. However, my Plus is an early
prototype (3/89), so may not be the same case as the real Plus. Serial
number (if that's what it is) on the new keyboard is lower.
My Plus has a mini push button on the back, which maybe corresponds to
your Ultra's reset button, and detachable cable with male 6-pin mini-DIN
(like PS/2) on keyboard end, with 1 pin bent down so it doesn't make
contact. It only has one set of F-keys (on the left). I'm calling the extra
connectors Macs because that's how they're labeled on the circuit board
inside. I'd be surprised if it supports Mac or Amiga.
I had bought an earlier model Northgate keyboard. It had a ROM bug that
sent the wrong scan codes for certain 3-key combinations. They replaced it
with the prototype, since all their production keyboards at the time
(early 1989) had the same ROM.