<![CDATA[I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard.]]>I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. I already have a TMS9918-based video card and want to get rid off the serial connection. What kind of keyboard are you using? PS2? USB? MSX? ZX81?

I want a "real" keyboard, not a hardware terminal with Arduino, Pic or Raspberry Pi. I'm using RomWBW and mostly CP/M but sometimes Basic as well. Would be great if the keybord is supported by both.

Dino Boards seems to have a break for a year, their MSX-keyboard and card was my first choice but it's no longer available at Tindie.

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A lot of sellers have set up shop on Lectronz as a safer alternative, and either closed their Tindie store or put it in to holiday mode until shit-show is over.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/rc2014/statuses/116521081707323732https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/rc2014/statuses/116521081707323732Tue, 05 May 2026 08:43:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. on Tue, 05 May 2026 08:26:44 GMT]]>@dinotron @lectronz Yes, I noticed the drama, but I didn't connect the dots...

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Thanks for the feedback about my shop. Will try and see if I can make it clearer.

I have had to pause the shop as its new owner(s) have yet to enable payments to sellers - its all a bit dodgy over there at the moment.

There is my @lectronz store - it handles EU VAT for amounts less than 150 EUR

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Dino Boards

Reliving the 80s thru retro computing

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(lectronz.com)

And my personal shop - prices listed in $AUD and 10% discount.

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Dinoboard shop – Retro Computer Kits

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(shop.dinoboards.com.au)

If you have any questions - feel free to fire away

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dinotron/statuses/116521006048332418https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dinotron/statuses/116521006048332418Tue, 05 May 2026 08:24:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. on Tue, 05 May 2026 08:14:37 GMT]]>@dinotron @rc2014 Funny, I was already following you, so you must wrote something interesting in the past. 🙂

I was confused because on Tindie it's written you will make a break for a year, but I didn't know you have your own shop. Tindie is somehow still the goto address for shopping such stuff.

WHat you write are my exact thoughts, but then I was under the impression the keyboard is no longer available and was looking for alternatives.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/littlealex/statuses/116520968338617681https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/littlealex/statuses/116520968338617681Tue, 05 May 2026 08:14:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. on Mon, 04 May 2026 22:34:19 GMT]]>Hi @littlealex

(@rc2014 thanks for the shoutout)

If you have the TMS9918, you can pair that with my MSX compatible keyboard. There are fully operational drivers in RomWBW.

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Stegosaur PPI & Full Size Matrix Keyboard

A full size keyboard kit for your RC2014 system, for use with 5 pin Cherry compatible switches.

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dinoboards (www.dinoboards.com.au)

If you want to upgrade to 80 column display, you can also checkout my video options (original V9958 RGB or HDMI for RC)

I sell em on Lectronz and have my own store (10% discount) - look at the Buy links from my main site.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dinotron/statuses/116518686542380306https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dinotron/statuses/116518686542380306Mon, 04 May 2026 22:34:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. on Mon, 04 May 2026 19:29:43 GMT]]>@littlealex @dinotron I used to sell a matrix keyboard (https://www.tindie.com/products/Semachthemonkey/universal-micro-keyboard/) however, without a lot of modification to every RC2014 ROM image, it was only really useful with the onboard Atmel chip to turn it in to a serial keyboard.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/rc2014/statuses/116517960672943514https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/rc2014/statuses/116517960672943514Mon, 04 May 2026 19:29:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. on Mon, 04 May 2026 19:25:39 GMT]]>@rc2014 @dinotron I have seen this board, but it's just a hardware terminal converting serial to graphics, not a "real graphic card", so is the keyboard.

Thank's for the info about Dino Boards. I will check the other store. Would be great to have a real matrix keyboard! 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/littlealex/statuses/116517944672992253https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/littlealex/statuses/116517944672992253Mon, 04 May 2026 19:25:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I want to extend my RC2014Pro with a keyboard. on Mon, 04 May 2026 19:22:49 GMT]]>@littlealex I use an RP2040 VGA Terminal (https://z80kits.com/shop/rp2040-vga-terminal/) Whilst this is primerily a VGA output device, it also has USB keyboard input for a standalone machine. You can ignore the VGA side and just use the USB keyboard with your TMS9918 module.

Also note that @dinotron now sells on Lectronz so you should be able to find his MSX keyboard on there.

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