C128D and C128 Frankenstein Project
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:36 am
I have acquired a C128DCR and a regular 128 recently. They are not pretty but they are fully functional and clean inside.
I acquired the regular to use as a donor for the keyboard section as the C128D was without its original keyboard.
I was having a hard time finding a suitable cable to use for my project..but eventually found one with the correct orientation on the connector side of the 128D chassis. I will just cut and splice the end at the Keyboard side as required.
But.... just thought I would ask if anyone has ever done something similar and could direct me to another suitable cable idea?
This is the only place I could find something remotely suitable.. I wanted a Right Angle DB25 that sort of approximates the original C128D Keyboard connector...
http://www.l-com.com/d-sub-deluxe-d-sub ... xit-1_mobi
Edit... Here are two links to pics of my acquisitions...
https://flic.kr/p/Rjbe35
https://flic.kr/p/RxDkMi
Thanks!
I acquired the regular to use as a donor for the keyboard section as the C128D was without its original keyboard.
I was having a hard time finding a suitable cable to use for my project..but eventually found one with the correct orientation on the connector side of the 128D chassis. I will just cut and splice the end at the Keyboard side as required.
But.... just thought I would ask if anyone has ever done something similar and could direct me to another suitable cable idea?
This is the only place I could find something remotely suitable.. I wanted a Right Angle DB25 that sort of approximates the original C128D Keyboard connector...
http://www.l-com.com/d-sub-deluxe-d-sub ... xit-1_mobi
Edit... Here are two links to pics of my acquisitions...
https://flic.kr/p/Rjbe35
https://flic.kr/p/RxDkMi
Thanks!