23 Jan
2017
23 Jan
'17
9:56 a.m.
On 01/23/2017 09:36 AM, Josh Dersch wrote:
Just to be sure -- the PC keyboard you're using is
an actual PC/XT
compatible keyboard, not an AT, correct? The PC/XT used a different
protocol and is incompatible with later keyboards...
That occurred to me also--it seems so obvious that I passed mention of it.
But PC 5150/5160-type keyboards use a very different protocol from 5170
and later keyboards--and they're not interchangeable. Some early
AT-style keyboards can be configured for either mode (e.g. the
Keytroics/Honeywell KB101), but if you're going to use a AT or PS/2
style keyboard with an XT-class machine, you'll need a converter.
--Chuck