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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Bildheinze on April 06, 2008, 07:26:16 PM

Title: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: Bildheinze on April 06, 2008, 07:26:16 PM

I wonder if a 600er Keyboard would work with a 1200...cause i wanna put the 1200 in another case and i need more space and don't really need the number block.
i think it should cause the pc keyboard adapters u can get always say they are for 600ers and 1200ers.Has anybody tried it?
Thanks,Stefan

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: skurk on April 06, 2008, 07:42:39 PM

Link (http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2122=10)

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: mike- on April 06, 2008, 08:12:17 PM

I wonder if that can be reversed to connect an a1200 keyboard to an a600, or some sort of keyboard adapter modification to get the numpad, i have an at adapter on my a600 due to a dead ribbon cable

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: tokyoracer on April 06, 2008, 08:14:04 PM

@ mike, It can. Some serious modding and a steady hand is needed though.

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: Bildheinze on April 06, 2008, 08:15:47 PM

Excellent...!!!Thanks! :-D  :-D  :-D  :-D

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: alexh on April 06, 2008, 09:27:05 PM

I cannot believe that someone thought they could get an A1200 in an A600 case ;-)

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: mike- on April 06, 2008, 09:37:04 PM

I guess its possible, but you'd have to chop the pcb up, and i cant imagine how that would work with a multilayer pcb. Even if you did manage to run new paths using the schematics as a reference its alot of work!

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: Xamiche on April 07, 2008, 02:58:42 AM

I'd be curious to try the hack the other way around. Using an a1200 keyboard on an a600. I wonder if the Numpad would function with that hack? I have 3 a1200 keyboards here and an a600 with no keyboard. I don't like the idea of hacking the keyboard controller chip though.

Title: Re: Does a A600 Keyboard work with a A1200?
Post by: Bonami on April 07, 2008, 05:14:49 AM

@ alexh

That 'someone' actually did it - he's willow, the one who gave the schematic in the link pointed out by skurk above. Just click on 'more photos from willow', and be convinced.  

'tho personally i also don't see why someone would forego the expansionability of an A1200 ..... :crazy: