SmakyTaky Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Sweet.. hopefully my Coco's can be brought back to life finally. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Ok after playing with the layout and moving some keys around ..i came up with a better design will have them soon ! If the keys look crooked above it is becas use they were not installed..i was just testing layout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Good... I am hoping for a "classical" white colored keys.. however, let's see what you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I switched some keys around and these are in production right now.. version 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Not sure how this will look like.. but I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I just had to test it lol.. its gonna work great much better than cleaning fixing traces on old keyboards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 That's great. Today I received a CoCo2 computer... fortunately the keyboard works just fine.. but then again these membranes are not good... will this keyboard be compatible with the CoCo 2 also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Yes will work and fit with coco2 ( as shown above ) The extra keys can be addressed from basic even Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted April 27, 2021 Author Share Posted April 27, 2021 Great! These teasers are killing me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I should have the new boards in hand in 8 days..at least while you wait i can play with my protype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Impatiently waiting in the meantime.. I managed to refurbish my Coco 2... fortunately in this one the keyboard does work! Edited May 2, 2021 by SmakyTaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 That a great coco2 ! I have one like that.. does it use the 2 ram chips , ahd does it have 64k and extended basic and true lowercase (t1chip) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) Well... I am new to CoCos.. I have not been able to test the CoCo 3's because of the keyboard. Now on the Coco 2... I have a Diagnostics cart...everything passed with flying colors. How can I check on all these items? Edited May 3, 2021 by SmakyTaky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) It will say extended color basic on boot if you have it.. As for lowercase If you hit shift zero you will normally get inverse text So if you type POKE 359,57. (ENTER) POKE 65314,16. (ENTER) now try shift zero If you have the ti video chip you will see true lowercase letters while typing The computer wont understand it though So commands like cls wont work unless uppercase. But you can use it in text.. Edited May 3, 2021 by MrDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 If you feel like it ypu csn take a picture of the motherboard and post it then we will know whats up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I'm getting closer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Earlier today a Coco 1 computer was delivered at my door. Initial testing shows a couple of non-worklng keys. Stilll need to deep clean it. Wondering if these keyboards will fit CoCo 1s too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Probably will, i have a coco1 with a melty keyboard..i will check soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 I am right now refurbishing the CoCo1 I just got.. need to repaint is as the silver gray color has seen better days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 What color are you painting it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Trying to get it to the original color... asked in the CoCo maillist and got a response about Mercedes-Benz CLK Class 744 Brilliant Silver. I am contacting a local paint company to get a couple of cans of this color... is this the correct one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) I would go deep purple ..lol I think the 8 bit guy did a video on painting one. Edited May 11, 2021 by MrDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmakyTaky Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Yes I saw it yesterday.. he mentioned the color was not a real match though. So I am looking for this paint.. and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDave Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Paint shops can color match it and put it in a can for you.. Are you in the coco discord ? We would love to see your restauration projects.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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