unified_retro_keyboard/README.md

## Unified Retrocomputer Keyboard Project

This project aims to provide a unified collection of keyboards and encoders for vintage computers, with modular design to reuse as many elements as possible across the designs.  

Home computers of the 1970's typically either polled a switch matrix, or interfaced to a parallel ASCII keyboard via a parallel port.

The keyboard allows use of Cherry MX keys, or Futaba MD-4PCS (aka George Risk KBM-01-01) keys.

The keyboard is designed using KiCad in order to be the most useful for anybody wishing to modify the keyboard for more specific uses, or to add to the project.

### Capabilities so far:
- Replacement keyboard for OSI computers
- Replacement keyboard for Apple II/II+ computers
- Replacement keyboard for the Sol-20 computer
- Generic ADM-3A/Teletype style keyboard
- Apple I keyboard (multiple styles)

### Coming soon:
- Replace encoder board on Apple II/II+ keyboards
- Convert an OSI 542 keyboard into a generic ASCII keyboard
- Replica for Knight keyboard

### This keyboard project so far consists of:
- A classic retro-style ASCII keyboard, modeled after the ADM-3A keyboard, which
  can be also be populated to fit perfectly in an Apple II/II+ case (with corresponding Apple II keymaps), or an OSI
  case (with OSI adapter).
- A Sol-20 compatible keyboard.
- Keyscan/decoder interface modules that can output parallel ASCII, and can be adapted for other protocols.
- An OSI interface module, to connect the classic keyboard to an OSI computer.
Update README.md 2020-04-18 23:12:53 +00:00			`## Unified Retrocomputer Keyboard Project`
first commit 2019-12-12 20:46:29 +00:00
Update top level README 2020-07-09 03:17:22 +00:00			`This project aims to provide a unified collection of keyboards and encoders for vintage computers, with modular design to reuse as many elements as possible across the designs.`

			`Home computers of the 1970's typically either polled a switch matrix, or interfaced to a parallel ASCII keyboard via a parallel port.`
first commit 2019-12-12 20:46:29 +00:00
fix typo 2020-02-21 06:29:12 +00:00			`The keyboard allows use of Cherry MX keys, or Futaba MD-4PCS (aka George Risk KBM-01-01) keys.`
first commit 2019-12-12 20:46:29 +00:00
			`The keyboard is designed using KiCad in order to be the most useful for anybody wishing to modify the keyboard for more specific uses, or to add to the project.`

Update README 2020-06-03 17:46:34 +00:00			`### Capabilities so far:`
			`- Replacement keyboard for OSI computers`
			`- Replacement keyboard for Apple II/II+ computers`
More README cleanup 2020-06-03 17:49:52 +00:00			`- Replacement keyboard for the Sol-20 computer`
			`- Generic ADM-3A/Teletype style keyboard`
			`- Apple I keyboard (multiple styles)`

			`### Coming soon:`
			`- Replace encoder board on Apple II/II+ keyboards`
			`- Convert an OSI 542 keyboard into a generic ASCII keyboard`
Keycaps for Knight and SAIL keyboards (#39) * Keycaps for Knight keyboard * Keycaps for SAIL keyboard 2021-12-22 08:44:07 +00:00			`- Replica for Knight keyboard`
Update README 2020-06-03 17:46:34 +00:00
			`### This keyboard project so far consists of:`
Update README to include Sol keyboard 2020-04-16 18:53:17 +00:00			`- A classic retro-style ASCII keyboard, modeled after the ADM-3A keyboard, which`
			`can be also be populated to fit perfectly in an Apple II/II+ case (with corresponding Apple II keymaps), or an OSI`
			`case (with OSI adapter).`
			`- A Sol-20 compatible keyboard.`
Update README 2020-06-03 17:46:34 +00:00			`- Keyscan/decoder interface modules that can output parallel ASCII, and can be adapted for other protocols.`
Update README to add OSI module 2020-06-06 22:00:15 +00:00			`- An OSI interface module, to connect the classic keyboard to an OSI computer.`