Atari 800XL Keyboard to PC..decoder?

[Atari 800XL Keyboard to PC..decoder?]

I use a Hagstrom Electronics encoder to connect my 1200xl keyboard to my pc and it works great. In fact, I'm typing this right now on my vintage Atari. You'll need to locate a diagram showing the 800xl keyboard matrix and then it's just a matter of connecting the matrix lines to the encoder board. The Hagstrom unit comes with the pc software you'll need to remap the keys. One problem you'll have with the 800xl keyboard is doesn't have enough keys to do all the really useful pc functions.

 

thanks for that. so what exactly do I need to do to get it to interface?

I am pretty good with computers, but I am not so good with old computers and their interfaces!

[Atari 800XL Keyboard to PC..decoder?]

This Mini Keyboard will fit into a 1200xl with a smalll amount of Mod'ing.

http://www.keytops.com/cherry/ack595.htm

 

Waste of a good 1200xl IMHO.

 

thanks, but it was a broken 800xl anyway -i would never destroy a working one (on purpose )

[Atari 800XL Keyboard to PC..decoder?]

hi,

doing a project here that involves turning a 2600 to a PC, whilst keeping the original look.

anyways, I want to use an old, non working 800XL to use as the keyboard, the question is, how?

I know of some other people that have used decoders to acheive this, but they seem to be made by themselves and are hideously complicated. is there another way?

thanks

Nick