[torontocbm] Re: Toronto PET Users Group - October 18th, 2018

  • From: Robin Harbron <macbeth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:44:00 -0400

To clarify: *if* you require a USB hub because you want to plug more than 2 USB devices in to the C64 Mini at once, I've heard the USB hub needs to be powered.

Robin

On 2018-10-16 3:34 PM, Dan Gahlinger wrote:

it doesnt need a hub
any android phone charger will work

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 3:27 PM Robin Harbron, <macbeth@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:macbeth@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    On 2018-10-16 3:06 PM, Golan Klinger wrote:
    > It works perfectly. The catch is that with the joystick and flash
    > drive plugged in, there aren’t any free USB ports for a
    keyboard. This
    > isn’t a problem for casual gaming as there is an on-screen keyboard
    > but if you’d like to use a proper keyboard, you’ll need to add a
    USB
    > hub to the mix. I’m using a fairly expensive one from Anker but you
    > can get a generic USB hub for about $2 (including shipping from
    China)
    > on eBay and it should, in principle, work.

    I've heard the C64 Mini requires a powered USB hub, but I haven't
    tested
    this for myself. Has anyone on the list tried one of those cheap
    unpowered hubs?

    Robin


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