![]() X and Y might be a bit more common in code than general writing. BlitzMax can use A$ and F# BASIC style variables but I don't use that declaration feature. BASIC is less pedantic than C so it doesn't need and () and cluttering up the code, so those are less common here. ![]() I wrote a thing and ran a few of my Famicube source files through it. I've seen letter frequency tables of C, JS etc, but not BlitzMax/BASIC. Slightly updated version of it on the A770 concept later on. L and J are a bit unfortunate but otherwise the positions aren't too bad. I think I'd like the ABC (MNOP rather) one though. It's hard to give new layouts a fair trial when one is so used to the arbitrarily established QWERTY and can't really shift just like that. I believe the long dash is actually the underscore.Other messy keys makes it harder to see what dashes and dots are low and high.Numbers on number row are too small and the keys are very busy looking.I think there are a few diacritic/accent dead-keys but it's hard to spot them.Baffling amount of duplicate characters.I'm thinking Amiga 600 form factor.įor reference, here's my A500 keyboard. It shouldn't be a brick with cherry switches and "layers". The keyboard has to be kind of international, supporting English, Swedish, German, Spanish, the latter via "dead-keys" which can put various accents/diacritics on characters. So, I want to design my own keyboard and the opportunity to elaborate presented itself with the escalation of this Amiga project. When modern laptop keyboards implement a compact layout they often use lots of modifier keys or scatter things about. Still, it's nice to have the math and programming characters available without relying on modifier keys. Special needs! It really takes up desk space too. Also, I'm primarily a BASIC programmer who doesn't use the numpad a lot because I'm lefthanded and it's too far off. ![]() The other keys are in awkward positions for me too. Maybe it's just because I can't touch-type. (Even the connector is on board.I've never been comfortable with QWERTY keyboards. The version for Amiga does not work with 8 bit keyboards neither the other way round. Please note: Keyrah has to be programmed for the target device. ![]() In the picture above the connectors, beginning at the top right corner stepping clockwise are: the USB port, the switch, both joystick ports, the connector for the LED bord of Amiga 600, the contacts for Amiga 1200 (that one for A600 is on the bottom of the PCB), the socket for the C128D keyboard, the pin header for the C64 and the connector for the LED for C64 and A1200.įor the Commodore 128 (flat version, not the C128D model) there is a special version of Keyrah with a pin header for its internal keyboard. Keyrah is a standard USB human interface device, so proper function is also ensured with systems that are not mentioned here. It works on desktop and laptop computers, but also on the X-Box. Keyrah has been successfully tested with all common operating systems like Linux, Amiga OS, Mac OS and Windows. It switches between two keymaps that are either adjusted to the daily use under Windows, or especially for emulators like Vice, Yape and UAE. For the full gaming fun, Keyrah transfers its data ten times faster than some USB joysticks do!Īs a special tidbit for fans of the C-64, the switch used for keymap selection is almost identical to the one of the original computer. The joystick ports show a special strength of Keyrah: The high data transfer speed. In addition to that, two digital joysticks as Competition Pro Retro can be connected that will act as additional keys (for example cursor keys). Keyrah gives new life to defective computers, or computers that have been moved to a different case, because the mainboard is no longer needed. The board fits the case of a Commodore 8-bit computer (such as Commodore 64 (II), SX64, VIC-20, C128, C128D, C-16, C-116, Plus/4) or an Amiga 1200/600, and turns the computer into a USB keyboard. Keyrah makes keyboards of classic computers available to new computers. USB Interface for Classic Keyboard Computers, predecessor of Keyrah_V2. ![]()
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