was there ever a qwerty keyboard developed for the mk14? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

777xxxx · 10th Dec 2022, 3:14 am

or could this be done in a emulator? sorry to ask so many questions.

Slothie · 10th Dec 2022, 9:00 am

There was never an official one. The keyboard matrix has enough "slots" for 40 keys, so its a possibility but you'd have to write your own keyboard scanning software, and have enough memory to make use of a keyboard

SiriusHardware · 10th Dec 2022, 10:54 am

If you had an idea for an MK14 app on a real MK14 requiring full keyboard input perhaps the fastest way to get going would be to bit-bang the serial data connections for a PC ps/2 keyboard, however this would strike horror into the hearts of purists as there was no such thing as a ps/2 keyboard when the MK14 was originally around.

10th Dec 2022, 3:14 am	#1
777xxxx Tetrode Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 60	was there ever a qwerty keyboard developed for the mk14? or could this be done in a emulator? sorry to ask so many questions.

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Slothie Octode Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Newbury, Berkshire, UK. Posts: 1,287	Re: was there ever a qwerty keyboard developed for the mk14? There was never an official one. The keyboard matrix has enough "slots" for 40 keys, so its a possibility but you'd have to write your own keyboard scanning software, and have enough memory to make use of a keyboard

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SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,605	Re: was there ever a qwerty keyboard developed for the mk14? If you had an idea for an MK14 app on a real MK14 requiring full keyboard input perhaps the fastest way to get going would be to bit-bang the serial data connections for a PC ps/2 keyboard, however this would strike horror into the hearts of purists as there was no such thing as a ps/2 keyboard when the MK14 was originally around.