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Re: [ECS] Serial vs Keyboard Input? Bill Walters Sun, 04 Oct 1998 22:00:12 -0500

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Never heard of this gizmo but until today, would have most-likely popped
$99 for it, just to save a little hair on my head.

Now however, why?  The TSR is free!!!!

Bill Walters


William Biggs wrote:
> 
> Have you considered a Keyat Keyboard Port adapter?
> 
> This allows you to connect your keyboard port to a keyboard AND a serial
> device. Actually you can connect up to 58 serial devices! Plus use your
> keyboard at the same time.
> 
> The listing says" This allows you to input keystrokes into any application
> through  a remote device with a serial interface, monitor keystokes with a
> remote device, or add a keyboard to a computers serial port."
> 
> It allows serial devices to control your keyboard. Thus you could write an
> ECS event that sends a string, via a serial port, to the keyboard port
> adapter, and thus control the machine that way.
> 
> There are two versions
> Model FA1     Standard = $99
> Model FA1-E    With EEPROM to store and execute key strings for up to 31
> characters x 32 strings = $150
> 
> B& B Electronics www.bb-elect.com  815-433-5100
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Walters <bwalters@fastlane.net>
> To: ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org <ecs-list@vancouver.ml.org>
> Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:45 AM
> Subject: [ECS] Serial vs Keyboard Input?
> 
> >All -
> >
> >Anyone know of a simple TSR (or whatever) that will allow you to select
> >a COM port to act as KBD and then change back on the fly?
> >
> >I've tried using CTTY COM1 and ECST just flashed the screen and locked
> >out the serial port.  I'm asking since ECST stops all processing when
> >speaking and I want to be able to delete messages from my touchscreen
> >just as I can from the "local" phone.
> >
> >Thanks for any info anyone might have.
> >
> >Bill Walters
> >
> >
> >

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