Adventures in hardware, part 8 – PS2 Keyboard Typewriter (opens in new tab)

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flobosg5y ago· 1 in thread

I would love to see something akin to the Alphasmart Neo2[1], powered by a low consumption LCD screen. The closest I've seen are E-ink[2] or LCD+E-ink[3] typewriters.

[1]: https://www.loudcoffeepress.com/post/alphasmart-neo2-review

[2]: https://hackaday.com/2018/10/20/e-ink-typewriter-is-refreshi...

[3]: https://hackaday.com/2019/02/18/offline-e-paper-typewriter-l...

axarydaxOP5y ago

Could be doable by throwing in a larger LCD panel. I think that a more sane platform to implementing a portable LCD typewriter would be either an Arduino with an SD card instead of going all of the way with an FPGA.

nitrogen5y ago· 1 in thread

I was hoping this was a project to replace the keyboard on a mechanical typewriter or word processor.

axarydaxOP5y ago

That's a cool idea - I'll look if I can get a word processor for cheap... and turn it into a PS2 keyboard

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4 comments

4 comments · 2 top-level

flobosg5y ago· 1 in thread

I would love to see something akin to the Alphasmart Neo2[1], powered by a low consumption LCD screen. The closest I've seen are E-ink[2] or LCD+E-ink[3] typewriters.

[1]: https://www.loudcoffeepress.com/post/alphasmart-neo2-review

[2]: https://hackaday.com/2018/10/20/e-ink-typewriter-is-refreshi...

[3]: https://hackaday.com/2019/02/18/offline-e-paper-typewriter-l...

axarydaxOP5y ago

nitrogen5y ago· 1 in thread

I was hoping this was a project to replace the keyboard on a mechanical typewriter or word processor.

axarydaxOP5y ago

That's a cool idea - I'll look if I can get a word processor for cheap... and turn it into a PS2 keyboard

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