ScanDisk
Veteran Member
Hello.
In the past few days, I have learned of an amazing piece of kit called the Color Maximite 2. It's basically a modern kit computer that runs basic, but runs it very fast, and is also capable of music and other things.
I decided I want to buy one.
Problem is it doesn't have it's own keyboard, you need to use just a standard USB keyboard with it.
I have decided that when I get one (since you can buy them in a kit as in you have to build and solder it yourself, or you can buy it pre-assembled with or without an enclosure) I will buy it pre-assembled without the enclosure, so that I can make my own custom case that has a keyboard "built-in".
right now my idea is just to make a rectangular case out of wood with the Maximite board itself on the left side, and then the keyboard on the right on top of the case, and of course a little hole for the keyboard's USB cable to route through.
In my naivety, I thought getting the keyboard would be as simple as removing the guts from an old keyboard, and then gluing, or velcroing it to the top of the case. However, now I am not sure of this, if it's even possible or how to do it. All "keyboard teardown" guides I find on google or youtube are for cleaning, and not removing the guts of the keyboard.
If anyone knows how and/or has previous experience with doing something like this, help would be very much appreciated.
Essentially, I want to replicate computers like the Commodore, or ZX Spectrum, etc which all had keyboard built in.
P.S: Here's a link to the product page of Circut Gizmos' version of the maximite which I will probably end up buying: https://circuitgizmos.com/RetroMax-CGs-Color-Maximite-2-p241231864
In the past few days, I have learned of an amazing piece of kit called the Color Maximite 2. It's basically a modern kit computer that runs basic, but runs it very fast, and is also capable of music and other things.
I decided I want to buy one.
Problem is it doesn't have it's own keyboard, you need to use just a standard USB keyboard with it.
I have decided that when I get one (since you can buy them in a kit as in you have to build and solder it yourself, or you can buy it pre-assembled with or without an enclosure) I will buy it pre-assembled without the enclosure, so that I can make my own custom case that has a keyboard "built-in".
right now my idea is just to make a rectangular case out of wood with the Maximite board itself on the left side, and then the keyboard on the right on top of the case, and of course a little hole for the keyboard's USB cable to route through.
In my naivety, I thought getting the keyboard would be as simple as removing the guts from an old keyboard, and then gluing, or velcroing it to the top of the case. However, now I am not sure of this, if it's even possible or how to do it. All "keyboard teardown" guides I find on google or youtube are for cleaning, and not removing the guts of the keyboard.
If anyone knows how and/or has previous experience with doing something like this, help would be very much appreciated.
Essentially, I want to replicate computers like the Commodore, or ZX Spectrum, etc which all had keyboard built in.
P.S: Here's a link to the product page of Circut Gizmos' version of the maximite which I will probably end up buying: https://circuitgizmos.com/RetroMax-CGs-Color-Maximite-2-p241231864