![]() vi emulation or directly connecting it thru a FPGA running a C64 Core or the C64 itself thru an adapter). If you feel comfortable flashing the firmware on your own, you can use their one-click-updater which makes things very simle: Ĭheck out their keyboards here: where you can even find other retro-designs like one of my favourites which is the PETSCII layout which is perfect for when you use it with a C64 (e.g. ![]() Special edition German A500 with a Boing Ball theme - 350 x 236, 22K. If you like it and want to order your own keyboard, you can pretty much go for any model you want but to get ps/2 compatibility you should specify in your order to get it pre-flashed with the v2.5 firmware (they will happily flash it with the correct version for you before shipping, as part of their exclusive customer service if you leave them a note on your order). A500 (Danish/Scandinavian keyboard layout) - 350 x 250, 28K A500 (UK keyboard. ![]() All I had to do was to connect it, and I was good to go. I tested the WASD keyboard with my Turbo Chameleon 64 v2 FPGA retro computing unit which has a ps/2 keyboard input and with the WASD Keyboard Firmware V2.5 installed (from the factory) it booted straight up and worked right out of the box. WASD enables you to custom design your own keys You can even get them without function and arrow keys, leaving you with a super small keyboard if you prefer those instead. While they can also provide you with a version with a numpad, I went for the one without because of its slightly smaller footprint. It feels like you are on your old Amiga again and it just looks and feels very right. The sound coming from the keys is barely hearable, and the while keyboard experience is exquisite. As for the keys, they were also very kind to install red O-rings on all my keys to make them even more silent. They said, that this is not possible within the US and I should order one in Germany, but Apple Germany wouldnt ship outside of Germany. (See our Alt-code chart for German below. 1 Posted: Options How to get a German Keyboard in the US I called Apple yesterday to ask them if it is possible to order a MacBook Pro with a German (QWERTZ) keyboard. Once you know the 'Alt+0123' combination, you can use it to type an, an, or any other special symbol. But you need to know the keystroke combination that will get you each special character. They were also very kind to provide some sweet cable-ties so I can now have my cables tidied up for less clutter on my desk. Windows - Most Versions On a Windows PC, the 'Alt+' option offers a way to type special characters on the fly. The WASD keyboard came with a key puller as well, so it was easy to remove they keys when needed. They keyboard I chose was set up with Cherry MX Silent Red keys, because I wanted to have a keyboard with as little noise as possible (because it is less noise to others in the room – yes, just being nice to my surroundings □ ) I chose, of course, the Amiga layout and also decided to order two Commodore logo keys for fun □ Then I decided which colors I wanted for my keys, function keys and then also the modifier keys. First I found the proper color which I wanted, which was the white, for the case. Besides, its implementation of "layers" is very similar to switching between multiple different keyboard layouts.I logged onto their website and started to design my own keyboard layout using their templates. I've heard about Neo, but I'm not sure that learning an entirely different layout is a sane option in my case. ![]() As I also have to type Cyrillic, I already have two different layouts installed and going for two more would make daily layout switching a mess. The standard German layout already has some French characters, but, sadly, not the Spanish or Polish ones (different sorts of accents + ł, ą, ę in Polish). Now I increasingly need to be able to conveniently type Spanish and Polish, and am looking for an alternative German layout that would enable this much like the US international layout. Sticking to a German layout is also a UX-compatibility for me as I sometimes have to work at PCs with only German layout installed. For a while, I'd been using the US international layout, but then I had to switch to the German standard layout and am now accustomed to it, and that makes totally sense as thats the language I use the most on the web atm.
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