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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: joneslee85 on Mon, 23 November 2009, 22:49:25

Title: Commodore 64 Keyboard
Post by: joneslee85 on Mon, 23 November 2009, 22:49:25

This Danish hacker has converted an older clacky Commodore 64 keyboard to a more modern real-deal USB keyboard. We won't bore you with the gory details, but if you're interested, Mikkel Holm Olsen has a long play-by-play account of his travails on his website, linked below. Apparently, he was asked to create the keyboard for some buddies of his, a Commodore 64 revival band, appropriately called "Press Play on Tape." We honestly had no idea there were so many Commodore 64 fanboys in Denmark, but given their progressive culture it only makes sense that they're super obsessed with oh, only the best computer system ever.

[Via MAKE:Blog (http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/08/c64_usb_keyboard.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890)]

Title: Commodore 64 Keyboard
Post by: lowpoly on Tue, 24 November 2009, 01:36:07

This is also available as a commercial product:

http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrah%5B4824%5D.htm

Title: Commodore 64 Keyboard
Post by: alpslover on Tue, 24 November 2009, 09:23:53

why would anybody willingly want to type on a commodore 64 keyboard?

Title: Commodore 64 Keyboard
Post by: Mnemonix on Tue, 24 November 2009, 09:35:25

Quote from: alpslover;135891

why would anybody willingly want to type on a commodore 64 keyboard?

For emulators, just to get closer to the original feeling. I prefer the real one, though.