I'm trying to modify a standard Amiga 500 keyboard to work as an external Amiga keyboard for the big box machines. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! https://www.pcbway.com/

Amiga Keyboard Pinouts: https://sacc.org/demo/keyboard/a-keyboard.html

Checkmate external Amiga keyboard case: https://www.checkmate1500plus.com/Products.aspx?id=353

Replacement Amiga 1200 membranes: https://www.sintech-shop.de/en/keyboard-membrane-suitable-for-amiga-a500-a600-a1200-please-choose/a-10308

Amiga 500 keyboard schematics: https://github.com/BleuLlama/AmigaSchematics/blob/master/A500_kyb_Mitsumi/A500_kyb_Mitsumi.png

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TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Amiga Keyboard Differences 3:27 Amiga 500 Keyboard Connector 6:14 Sponsor Message 6:45 Checkmate Amiga Keyboard Case 8:33 A500 Keyboards on the A1200 10:19 Adapter for A500 Boards 15:20 Adapter for Big Box Amigas 24:16 Modifying the Reset Circuitry 28:28 Adding an A500/BigBox Switch 31:59 Thank you & Good Night

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