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Title: External Keyboard
Post by: rolf on October 17, 2006, 05:45:56 pm

Hi,

maybe this question has come up before but in that case I cannot spot it.  I wonder what external keyboards will work with the SL-5500.  I know the pocketop and copies of it (Micro Innovations) do.  But which others do you have working?

Regards

Rolf

Title: External Keyboard
Post by: jfv on October 17, 2006, 05:51:42 pm

Targus (IR) and Flexis FX100 (serial) both work.

Felipe

Title: External Keyboard
Post by: rolf on October 17, 2006, 06:56:56 pm

thanks jfv for the fast reply.

I surfed a bit and found some interesting stuff.

FX100 (http://web.archive.org/web/20041022073822/www.man-machine.com/FX100.htm) is indeed cute.  hrw says he got a Belkin F8U1500-T working with the collie (http://hrw.one.pl/2006/03/29/i-have-ir-keyboard/). Since you say Targus works I started to wonder if that is true for all their models like this one (http://cgi.ebay.com/Targus-Compaq-iPAQ-STOWAWAY-Portable-Keyboard-Foldable_W0QQitemZ140042129242QQihZ004QQcategoryZ38336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) as well?

Something like this (http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products/usb-cf.shtml) or this (http://www.rexpccard.co.jp/english/products/subpages/cfu1u.html) would also be nice and open a slew of new possibilities not limited to keyboards.

Title: External Keyboard
Post by: jfv on October 17, 2006, 08:18:58 pm

My Targus is infrared, I think the one you linked to (on ebay) connects through the serial port and the Zaurus' serial port is different from the Ipaq's. As for the CF-USB adaptors, I recall this being discussed here, but I don't know anything about this. You should be able to find information by searching the forum.

Felipe