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Keyrah V2 coming 20th of May.

 
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:44 pm    Post subject: Keyrah V2 coming 20th of May. Reply with quote

As posted by Jens himself on eab forum:
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Keyrah lets you use keyboards and joysticks of classic computers on the USB port of a modern PC, Mac or Raspberry Pi. We have given our popular product a complete makeover and we'll be able to serve the increased demand starting may 20th, 2013.

The most important change in version 2 is that there is no difference between country-specific keyboard layouts any more. Also, Keyrah V2 does not make a difference between 8-bit computers and Amiga any more: The different versions and layouts can now be chosen with a jumper setting. The following keyboard models are supported out of the box:
C64 (all models)
VIC-20
C16
Amiga 1200
Amiga 600
The following keyboards can be used with some soldering and added parts (available separately):
C128D
C128
C116, plus/4
In addition to the keyboard, you can use up to two digital joysticks that behave as if the user would press keys on a keyboard.

The first version of Keyrah was already equipped with a replica switch that resembled the C64 power switch. It was used to choose between one of two keyboard layouts: One for everyday use, and the other for use in an emulator. This switch is also available on Keyrah V2, and it has a third non-latching position: If you press and hold the switch in this position for more than one second, the ACPI-signal is sent to the computer, which will either shut down, or go into a power saving mode, depending on the settings in your operating system.

Keyrah V2 is shipped in retail packing with a short manual. An off-the-shelve USB cable is required separately. The recommended retail price of Keyrah V2 is 34,90 EUR (*).

Just like with the first version of Keyrah, we would like to emphasize that we cannot support gutting out functional classic computers. Keyrah V2 is only meant for giving new life to keyboards of irrepairably defective C64, Amiga or other computers.

http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrahv2.htm
http://amigakit.leamancomputin...rrency=GBP
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder if they are going to be offering the other keyboard connectors too. Mentions being able to order them separately, but I didn't see anything besides the USB cables listed in the options.
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PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sure they add that later, I got dead 116, plus4 and few C64's to play around with. Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome! I just preordered one.
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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool product!

The commodore keyboards don't have some characters we use today, right? Off the top of my head {}\_| are all not present as a standard key.
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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would love to try this
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