Testing a Vortex PC66 Keyboard on an IBM PCjr

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When I received a new Vortex PCjr styled mechanical keyboard recently, I halfheartedly lamented the fact that the USB-only keyboard couldn't connect to a real IBM PCjr computer from 1983. But what if it could? Here's how!

Pertinent links:
USB4VC
https://www.tindie.com/products/dekunukem/usb4vc-usb-inputs-on-retro-computers/

TexElec PCjr Joystick & Keyboard Breakout Board
https://texelec.com/product/ibm-pcjr-joystick-and-keyboard-breakout-board/

Vortex PC66 USB & Wireless Keyboard
https://vortexgear.store/products/pc-66-66-key



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