Hi Long time no speak… 😊 Anyone know the pinout ,I want to connect it to a PS/2 connector, The PS/2 connector has 6 pins when the Mailboard has 4 pins…?
Anyone..?
Spanner..
Huh, it is actually PS/2. I didn't know that.
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On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 17:26, Nick Griffin span1922@live.com wrote:
Hi Long time no speak… 😊 Anyone know the pinout ,I want to connect it to a PS/2 connector, The PS/2 connector has 6 pins when the Mailboard has 4 pins…?
Anyone..?
Spanner..
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Had a idea, couldn’t you use a arduino nano to made a converter for it so it works like a PC keyboard and put the key codes or its key map on the arduino nano so when you press “P” on the Mailboard “P” is on the screen…is pressed and so on .? https://www.engineersgarage.com/embedded/arduino/how-to-interface-ps2-keyboa...
From: David Givenmailto:dg@cowlark.com Sent: Monday, 19 August 2019 16:38 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Huh, it is actually PS/2. I didn't know that.
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On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 17:26, Nick Griffin <span1922@live.commailto:span1922@live.com> wrote: Hi Long time no speak… 😊 Anyone know the pinout ,I want to connect it to a PS/2 connector, The PS/2 connector has 6 pins when the Mailboard has 4 pins…?
Anyone..?
Spanner..
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Just connected the Mailboard to a PS/2 adapter and its works on Windows but the keys are wrong so how would I go about changing each key to the right one..?
Anyone know..?
Spanner..
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From: Nick Griffinmailto:span1922@live.com Sent: Monday, 19 August 2019 18:10 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Had a idea, couldn’t you use a arduino nano to made a converter for it so it works like a PC keyboard and put the key codes or its key map on the arduino nano so when you press “P” on the Mailboard “P” is on the screen…is pressed and so on .? https://www.engineersgarage.com/embedded/arduino/how-to-interface-ps2-keyboa...https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.engineersgarage.com/embedded/arduino/how-to-interface-ps2-keyboard-arduino&data=02%7c01%7c%7c05ca9946ee8a4915196d08d724c825b2%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c637018314348199389&sdata=Q0srCSSE9LrjtoRkykQugnm5Ux0a29o3EXQXZ5RXqfA%3D&reserved=0
From: David Givenmailto:dg@cowlark.com Sent: Monday, 19 August 2019 16:38 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Huh, it is actually PS/2. I didn't know that.
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On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 17:26, Nick Griffin <span1922@live.commailto:span1922@live.com> wrote: Hi Long time no speak… 😊 Anyone know the pinout ,I want to connect it to a PS/2 connector, The PS/2 connector has 6 pins when the Mailboard has 4 pins…?
Anyone..?
Spanner..
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On Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 20:39:56, Nick Griffin wrote:
Just connected the Mailboard to a PS/2 adapter and its works on Windows but the keys are wrong so how would I go about changing each key to the right one..?
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-custom-keyboard-layout-windows/ looks helpful to me.
Antony.
I plugged it into my PC just to see if it works ,I need it to work on Andriod, is there a way of mapping the keys on that, its Android 4.4.4…?
Spanner..
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From: Antony Stonemailto:Antony.Stone@e3.open.source.it Sent: Wednesday, 21 August 2019 20:15 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
On Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 20:39:56, Nick Griffin wrote:
Just connected the Mailboard to a PS/2 adapter and its works on Windows but the keys are wrong so how would I go about changing each key to the right one..?
https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeus... looks helpful to me.
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Hi Nick,
I plugged it into my PC just to see if it works ,I need it to work on Andriod, is there a way of mapping the keys on that, its Android 4.4.4…?
That's more of an Android question, you may be better off asking somewhere else. Google suggests things like https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/tutorial-how-to-remap-android-hardw... so it looks possible.
Its funny realy Android is Linux and the E3 run on Linux… 😊
I am using a app called Keyboard/Button Mapper its on Google Play got it from XDA,It works but the keys don’t work properly in games or Emulators so just looked it up and I need to make a .kl Keyboard layout file for it so it knows where the keys are. Anyone made a keyboard layout file, it works the same way in Linux, Android uses the same layout files..? this is the app… https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.sds100.keymapper&...
Ok just relised you answered this question already.. 😊
The Mailboard a good little keyboard for Android… 😊 If I manage to make a key file for it and it works I shear it here if anyone wants to use there's with Android.
Spanner..
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From: Ralph Corderoymailto:ralph@inputplus.co.uk Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:17 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Hi Nick,
I plugged it into my PC just to see if it works ,I need it to work on Andriod, is there a way of mapping the keys on that, its Android 4.4.4…?
That's more of an Android question, you may be better off asking somewhere else. Google suggests things like https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpyra-handh... so it looks possible.
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All you need is a PS/2 Adapter and plug the 4 wires from the Mailboard into it and it works fine just needs mapping.
Posted about it here… http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/36/using-amstrad-mailboard-k...https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/36/using-amstrad-mailboard-keyboard-android&data=02%7c01%7c%7cd9bb2a0eed0543f0e83508d727c944dc%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c637021617699834319&sdata=p8euCRZxGf9%2BfHexInbRMYlLnQUmirGXznE0FMR7/mA%3D&reserved=0
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From: Nick Griffinmailto:span1922@live.com Sent: Friday, 23 August 2019 13:37 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Its funny realy Android is Linux and the E3 run on Linux… 😊
I am using a app called Keyboard/Button Mapper its on Google Play got it from XDA,It works but the keys don’t work properly in games or Emulators so just looked it up and I need to make a .kl Keyboard layout file for it so it knows where the keys are. Anyone made a keyboard layout file, it works the same way in Linux, Android uses the same layout files..? this is the app… https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.sds100.keymapper&...https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dio.github.sds100.keymapper%26rdid%3Dio.github.sds100.keymapper&data=02%7c01%7c%7c296534ae3ba340eeec5708d727c6b23e%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c637021606666904248&sdata=WJHkHn8P8ykeDjA7dC92BJeC%2BaODrTgQZYfTyUwJyi8%3D&reserved=0
Ok just relised you answered this question already.. 😊
The Mailboard a good little keyboard for Android… 😊 If I manage to make a key file for it and it works I shear it here if anyone wants to use there's with Android.
Spanner..
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From: Ralph Corderoymailto:ralph@inputplus.co.uk Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:17 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Hi Nick,
I plugged it into my PC just to see if it works ,I need it to work on Andriod, is there a way of mapping the keys on that, its Android 4.4.4…?
That's more of an Android question, you may be better off asking somewhere else. Google suggests things like https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpyra-handh... so it looks possible.
-- Cheers, Ralph.
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I noticed on the Amstrad E3 Video Phone that the Services on the home screen change with every update of the Main Software so V1 is different to V2 and so on so if you were look for a version you could spot it easterly by the service on the home screen. I own a V2,V4 and V5. I am trying to get photos of the E3 home screen of each Main Software version so V1,V2,V3,V4 and V5, I have V2,V4,V5, need V1 and V3 anyone can help...?
Probably will be hard it get a V1 photo of the E3 Home Screen..
http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/38/amstrad-video-phone-main-...
Nick
From: Nick Griffinmailto:span1922@live.com Sent: Friday, 23 August 2019 13:57 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
All you need is a PS/2 Adapter and plug the 4 wires from the Mailboard into it and it works fine just needs mapping.
Posted about it here… http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/36/using-amstrad-mailboard-k...https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/36/using-amstrad-mailboard-keyboard-android&data=02%7c01%7c%7c5b9ef2b0def349a1028808d727c976c6%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c637021618547010903&sdata=LiE38X2BGxmlh98E85t%2B91Oe1nlRpWKWT9FiDB254UE%3D&reserved=0
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From: Nick Griffinmailto:span1922@live.com Sent: Friday, 23 August 2019 13:37 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Its funny realy Android is Linux and the E3 run on Linux… 😊
I am using a app called Keyboard/Button Mapper its on Google Play got it from XDA,It works but the keys don’t work properly in games or Emulators so just looked it up and I need to make a .kl Keyboard layout file for it so it knows where the keys are. Anyone made a keyboard layout file, it works the same way in Linux, Android uses the same layout files..? this is the app… https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.sds100.keymapper&...https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id%3Dio.github.sds100.keymapper%26rdid%3Dio.github.sds100.keymapper&data=02%7c01%7c%7c5b9ef2b0def349a1028808d727c976c6%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c637021618547010903&sdata=2lN99eYoefJwLJ/un1YJFXyUxaflj/8zWRyhbjpWymY%3D&reserved=0
Ok just relised you answered this question already.. 😊
The Mailboard a good little keyboard for Android… 😊 If I manage to make a key file for it and it works I shear it here if anyone wants to use there's with Android.
Spanner..
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From: Ralph Corderoymailto:ralph@inputplus.co.uk Sent: Thursday, 22 August 2019 11:17 To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/softwaremailto:e3-hacking@earth.li
Hi Nick,
I plugged it into my PC just to see if it works ,I need it to work on Andriod, is there a way of mapping the keys on that, its Android 4.4.4…?
That's more of an Android question, you may be better off asking somewhere else. Google suggests things like https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpyra-handh... so it looks possible.
-- Cheers, Ralph.
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