Do many people really need C64 keyboards?
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On May 11, 2022, at 5:16 PM, Angie & Jay <uberhare@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Agreed. Not sure why so many people are trying to build these FPGA units.
Just give me a nice replacement keyboard that fits into the original case.
Jason
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 5:08 PM Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
There was the MechBoard64, I saw a few in the wild and someone even brought
one to World of Commodore a couple of years ago.
But I think it's evolved into an open source DIY project. Would be cool if
there was a source of ready-made assembled ones.
https://www.hackster.io/news/mechboard64-is-a-brand-new-keyboard-for-your-commodore-64-5d65fdd77f94
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 5:05 PM lowlevel <lowlevel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't get it either. We need a drop in mechanical keyboard for the c64,
not whatever this thing is.
Stuart
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On May 11, 2022, at 2:36 PM, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well I must admit I don't get it. The C64 was a very neat machine. The
form factor and the keyboard were by far the worst aspects of it, and
that's the only parts they are keeping when putting a PC in a C64 style
case. It makes no sense. Has any of the previous attempts really sold
much at all because I highly doubt it. Now a C64 with a good keyboard and
a better case shape would be much more interesting.
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 2:08 PM Chiron Bramberger
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There’s an option with an NVidia 1650 so it might not be too bad at
playing modern games. If you can actually get one. It’s also got cherry
key switches so it’s a nice keyboard as well.
It’s not bad as a system. It’s small and quiet and makes it easy to add
an extra SSD.
Alright… I like it.
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On May 11, 2022, at 12:48 PM, Kenneth Rath <capjtkirk1967@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Another PC in a C64 case is coming via a kickstarter
https://kickstarter.myretrocomputer.com/signup/
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Len
