[GTALUG] Hardware Hack - help needed

[phiscock at ee.ryerson.ca]

Back in the days of the Commodore PET, I wanted to convert the keyboard
into Dvorak layout. Nowadays, I'd find the keyboard translation table,
edit that and blow a new ROM. But in those days it was easier to rewire
the keyboard. Using a Dremel tool, I cut the traces to each switch and
rewired it with #30AWG solid wire. At the end, it did work and I used it
for several years.

Must have been a surprise to the person who got it after me...

P.

> I have a deceased Thinkpad 340CSE.  I'd like to use it as a shell for
> a Raspberry Pi (the case has a lot of space).  The original keyboard
> is a thing of beauty by modern laptop standards, with several
> millimetres of movement and a good feel - so I'd like to use it if at
> all possible.  Unfortunately, a lot of searching has sent me
> repeatedly to a page on how to convert a T60 keyboard to USB -
> different keyboard, different connector(s).  There's a full
> explanation with photos here:
>
> https://www.gilesorr.com/blog/thinkpad-retrofit-1.html
>
> If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know on or off list.
> If you think I need to add more information to the web page, same
> thing: let me know.  If you know someone who might be able to help,
> please forward this to them.  Thanks!
>
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> Giles
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-- 
Peter Hiscocks
Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
http://www.syscompdesign.com
USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
647-839-0325