Posted by bob on 24, 2001 at 4:54 PM:
In Reply to: Keyboard Hack for Controller posted by Tinman on 24, 2001 at 2:45 AM:
follow the link. look down the left hand side menu for keyboard hacks. there is specific documentation for 3 keyboards. i have provided the author of the site with info on the ibm AT keyboard, but he said it might be a while before he can put it up, so if you need it ask.
ghosting aparantly isn't an issue with most keyboards, because the newer ones eliminate it through software. thus you have blocking to deal with instead.
the site is verbose, (the word doc is about 24 pages) but if you read it all you shouldn't have any problems.
when i make my keyboard hack, i'm going to wire the sticks and buttons in parallel with the keyboard, so i can use the keyboard for admin and mahjong without any extra cost, and a bit less time. you just need to jam a multi-conductor cable that has the pins on the same centers. tear apart old audio equipment, and examine the connections between the boards..
good luck
bob
south carolina
http://www.mameworld.net/emuadvice/main.html