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keyboard interfacing!

From: Mash <>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:47:24 -0800 (PST)

Hello all! I'm new at this, and having read all the
archive articles I could find, I am somewhat more
informed and confused at the same time.
Would you pls kindly answer the following questions so
we can all have a definite up to date information:

1- Current latest state of play regarding interfacing
PALM and also POCKET PC keyboards to a windows pc (
serial,
ps/2, whatever); hardware wiring and drivers
availability etc. Would these solutions work for any
and all keyboards or specific ones only?  And do you
miss any functionality as compared to a normal pc
keyboard when going this route, ie any keystrokes that
are impossible etc?
Closest thing I could find was this:
http://www.tapspring.com/omniPPK.htm

2- Ability to use the IR kbs for PDAs (
http://www.pocketop.net/ ) with a pc equipped with an
IRDA port? Is there a driver available? The
manufactures sent me a one line email back saying " we
dont do that!" Would have thought its a very simple
thing for them to do, and just provide the drivers.

3- If you pull out the keyboard from a laptop or
palmtop, is it easy and straightforward to wire the
matrix to the circuitry from a normal ps/2 keyboard,
or a logitech wireless transmitter? IE are the wires
in the flex cables standardised? The smallest wireless
keyboard i found was the gyration one, which looked
good. If only it had a pointer stick thingy in the
middle of the keys it would be almost there.

4- What do you use instead of a mouse?

And finally:
Check out the last item:
http://www.bluelogic.co.kr/english/keyboard.htm
Sounds ideal, if we can get the drivers etc,
ARGHHHH!!!

Thanks for your time and info!
Mash

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