That paint job is awesome. I always worry about the paint clogging up the stabilizer brackets, but they can probably be scraped out if need be.
What do you need the Teensy for?
(typing this on an IBM AT Model F connected to PowerMac G5... no Teensy)
I wanted to change it to USB connection mainly, and move some of the buttons around.
I wanted to change it to USB connection mainly, and move some of the buttons around.
A blue cube (or Belkin) adapter and keyboard remapping program might be easier.
If there was only one misplaced spring, and you only had to take it apart once, you did very well!
nice job. internal Teensy with Soarer's is the way to go. i did one just like this last year and really enjoyed it.
have you considered activating the extra keys left and right of the spacebar? what was the condition of your foam?
Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but in Soarer's thread the AT connector pins are given as :
(colors differentiate from board to board so it's not a simple as white for gnd yellow for clock etc)
As for the teensy, assuming you got a Teensy 2.0 (not ++), GND will be able to go onto either GND pin, VCC to either VCC pin, Data to the PD0 pin, and clock to the PD1 pin. PD0 and PD1 can be seen in this image, but should also be labeled on your board
my modification log is here:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=25919.0
it was from the time before "the great outage" so the formatting and pictures did not survive. i probably have copies on my computer somewhere - i will check because i am sure i took pictures that show of how the Teensy connects to the controller. IIRC, white = gnd, black = vcc, yellow = clock, and red = data - but i believe that Soarer has posted it in a few threads. i made a cocoon for my teensy with electrical tape.
the mod i was speaking about involves replacing the space bar with 3 keys - [Alt][ Space ][Alt] - or other keys if you like the Alt and Ctrl where they are. the AT PCB has extra capacitive sensors at the left and right side of the space bar. And Soarer's adapter has code that allows you to use these if you put a hammer and barrel in that spot. you use a M spacebar and two 1.5 keys.
You can never trust colors. Even IBM changed its wiring.
Good luck. Soarer told me that the one thing you mustn't do is mix power and ground. Data and clock won't hurt anything.
A cheap multimeter will more than pay for itself if it saves you from wrecking just one component, and controllers from those old boards can be hard to find. At least a fried Teensy is only $22 delivered.
Nice Dell, I have 3 of those hehe
SWEET !
I have a really nice un-modded F AT in storage in the basement.
There will be no choice but to buy another Teensy and swap for an ANSI "Enter" and "\|" and add the "Alt" keys beside a smaller spacebar.
I have been watching all this SSK stuff from the sidelines, but the modded F AT is probably closer to my style.
Problem is, I use ALL of the arrow keys/home cluster/numpad constantly, so switching will be painful. I will miss the arrow keys and "Delete" button the most.
You put ESC on F1? That's strange. I put mine where "~" was. I'm also surprised you moved the CTRL. I thought most people preferred it in its original spot beside the "A" (I do), though if you need to CTRL-C CTRL-V it's easier on the bottom. I use a Mac, so copy & paste is Command-C Command-V - and my Command key is on the bottom where you put your CTRL. My ALT is also where CAPSLOCK was.
I'm quite happy with my layout and don't feel I'm missing anything - except F12. (I hate when some annoying program says "press F12".)
I envy your skill and purchase. I would pay good money to get that. Good job!
What do you do about F11? F11 is used in lots of programs for fullscreen. I made numpad 0 into F11. Numpad 5 is a second down arrow because I've found the "inverted T" is etched in my brain and half the time I was pressing "5" for down. (now my fingers and brain don't have to fight :D)
You put ESC on F1? That's strange. I put mine where "~" was. I'm also surprised you moved the CTRL. I thought most people preferred it in its original spot beside the "A" (I do), though if you need to CTRL-C CTRL-V it's easier on the bottom. I use a Mac, so copy & paste is Command-C Command-V - and my Command key is on the bottom where you put your CTRL. My ALT is also where CAPSLOCK was.hay, some of us actually use tilde and grave.
I'm quite happy with my layout and don't feel I'm missing anything - except F12. (I hate when some annoying program says "press F12".)
hay, some of us actually use tilde and grave.
I made this little picture looking at my post it notes. Not sure if it is useful for anybody but I'll post it here anyways.
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/t9FZONw.png)
The AT isn't so bad but the 122, there are quite a few spots where the textured part is off. I think I will be spray painting it.