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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: bhtooefr on Fri, 16 January 2009, 10:19:50

Title: What switches in the Acorn Archimedes A300/A400 keyboards?
Post by: bhtooefr on Fri, 16 January 2009, 10:19:50

I'm considering trying to import one (the whole machine except for the monitor (I found out that I can adapt one of my IIGS monitors to it,)) and if I can adapt a PS/2 keyboard to it, that'll save some shipping costs. (I don't know if I can or not.)

But, if the keyboard's worth it...

So, what switches? Rubber dome? Alps? Cherry?

Title: What switches in the Acorn Archimedes A300/A400 keyboards?
Post by: Chloe on Fri, 16 January 2009, 13:23:18

They look like capacitive switches:
http://www.classicacorn.freeuk.com/32bit_hardware/a310kboard/a310kboard.html

Title: What switches in the Acorn Archimedes A300/A400 keyboards?
Post by: lam47 on Fri, 16 January 2009, 13:47:29

what about in an    acorn risc board?

Title: What switches in the Acorn Archimedes A300/A400 keyboards?
Post by: Chloe on Fri, 16 January 2009, 14:07:51

I don't know. The BBC Micro has mechanical switches:
http://www.classicacorn.freeuk.com/8bit_computers/bbc-bbase/bbc-b_base.html

Title: What switches in the Acorn Archimedes A300/A400 keyboards?
Post by: bhtooefr on Fri, 16 January 2009, 14:29:08

Well, apparently you can't use a PS/2 keyboard anyway, so it's a moot point. (You apparently CAN use an adapter to use a PS/2 mouse, though.)