Turbo_Gecko
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I have written a program for testing a PC/XT to AT protocol converter that runs on the PC/XT. It takes what the BIOS has received from the keyboard and displays it in a keyboard layout as well as the raw scan codes. It is available at https://github.com/turbo-gecko/Keyboard-Tester/
The program was developed using Microsoft Quick C on my NuXT. It was a really interesting exercise going back to code development on the XT, however one of the positives from this exercise is that I got to appreciate (again) the benefits of using keyboard shortcuts vs the mouse. After getting over the initial muscle memory issues (ctrl-c vs ctrl-ins and ctrl-v vs shift-ins) I managed to get into a good flow.
I also stuck to using the text books and reference books on hand, and avoided the Internet for looking up how to do things. Sometimes it is nice to go back to simpler software development days.
The program was developed using Microsoft Quick C on my NuXT. It was a really interesting exercise going back to code development on the XT, however one of the positives from this exercise is that I got to appreciate (again) the benefits of using keyboard shortcuts vs the mouse. After getting over the initial muscle memory issues (ctrl-c vs ctrl-ins and ctrl-v vs shift-ins) I managed to get into a good flow.
I also stuck to using the text books and reference books on hand, and avoided the Internet for looking up how to do things. Sometimes it is nice to go back to simpler software development days.