Lisa->USB keyboard adapter

From: Tom Stepleton <stepleton_at_email.domain.hidden>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:40:47 -0700 (PDT)


Ever wanted to use your Lisa keyboard to type on a modern computer?

Probably not, but if you have, now you can. Thanks to Patrick Schäfer's excellent documentation of his Lisa Keyboard Tester (http://john.ccac.rwth-aachen.de:8000/patrick/KBDtester.htm) it was straightforward to make an adaptor from one of the USB HID-device capable Arduino devices (in my case, Arduino Micro <http://arduino.cc/en/Main/arduinoBoardMicro>). The only other components you need are a 1/4" phone plug socket and a 10kohm resistor.

Software for the Arduino is attached. A picture of my setup:

<https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-W85DjEH8Z28/U_jYrlLj2RI/AAAAAAAAPGs/TbVHETnWz40/s1600/IMG_20140823_140228.jpg> The software is released into the public domain in accordance with the statement appended below:

--Tom

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Received on 2014-09-02 11:03:16

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