Netbooks as cross-development Platform

Post by **Jeff-20** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:15 pm

I want the one the looks most like a VIC:

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:48 pm

Like this one?

Schema · Post by **Schema** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:28 am

Looks like they have a blue one, or at least one with a blue top.

I'd be tempted to get one and put one of Six's "READY." stickers in light-blue at the top-left corner

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:13 am

Well, if "Commodore" wanted to appeal to the legacy C= masses, they would have the option to buy a version with the C= graphics printed on its keycaps, the English pound, the left and up arrow, Pi symbol, etc. with a reasonable layout equivalent to VIC/C64/C16.

Now THAT would be cool.

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:40 pm

rhurst: Do you know about these stickers:

rhurst · Post by **rhurst** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:28 pm

Neat!! Are they usable on real keycaps? How does the adhesive hold out? Is it distracting for touch-typists, i.e., because of any lamination or different tactile feel?

I also heard of a keyboard hardware project claiming it can interface a legacy Commodore keyboard to a modern PC, for the ultimate in emulation. Anyone know if that is true? Anyone doing that for "real"?

Pedro Lambrini · Post by **Pedro Lambrini** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:48 pm

The interface you've heard of is probably the Keyrah:

http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrah.htm

You have to rip the guts out of the machine to fit it though but if you have an old, broken Vic around it would certainly do the trick!

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:32 pm

rhurst wrote:Neat!! Are they usable on real keycaps? How does the adhesive hold out? Is it distracting for touch-typists, i.e., because of any lamination or different tactile feel?

Yes. Yes. No. I quite like them. They're cheap so you could always grab a set to see for yourself. You can buy them here.

I also heard of a keyboard hardware project claiming it can interface a legacy Commodore keyboard to a modern PC, for the ultimate in emulation. Anyone know if that is true? Anyone doing that for "real"?

Pedro pointed out the Keyrah and there's also Jim Brain's C=Key. I got one of the former and it works as advertised although I almost never use it because my emulator's keymap was long ago committed to memory and I use a Stelladaptor for the joystick.