https://www.gofundme.com/f/c128d-keyboard?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:54:08 -0700 (PDT), Brian Seeley
<bkseeley@gmail.com> wrote:

>https://www.gofundme.com/f/c128d-keyboard?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

No. People should just use a VICE emulator. It works on Windows,
MacOS, BSD and LinuxOS. The commodore computers are now reaching forty
years old and most of them need major part replacements to run at all.

--
/\_/\
((@v@))
():::()
VV-VV

On Friday, August 26, 2022 at 9:54:42 PM UTC-4, John Dillinger wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:54:08 -0700 (PDT), Brian Seeley
> <bkse...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >https://www.gofundme.com/f/c128d-keyboard?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
>
> No. People should just use a VICE emulator. It works on Windows,
> MacOS, BSD and LinuxOS. The commodore computers are now reaching forty
> years old and most of them need major part replacements to run at all.
>
>
>
>
> --
> /\_/\
> ((@v@))
> ():::()
> VV-VV
Sorry you feel that way - hope others want to use the C128D in it's original form.

On 29/08/2022 9:23 am, Anahi Seeley wrote:
> On Friday, August 26, 2022 at 9:54:42 PM UTC-4, John Dillinger wrote:
>> On Thu, 25 Aug 2022 19:54:08 -0700 (PDT), Brian Seeley
>> <bkse...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> https://www.gofundme.com/f/c128d-keyboard?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
>>
>> No. People should just use a VICE emulator. It works on Windows,
>> MacOS, BSD and LinuxOS. The commodore computers are now reaching forty
>> years old and most of them need major part replacements to run at all.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> /\_/\
>> ((@v@))
>> ():::()
>> VV-VV
> Sorry you feel that way - hope others want to use the C128D in it's original form.
>

A lot of people do because nobody is nostalgic for an emulator. Nothing
beats the the real hardware.

--
keith on the 7 Oct 2021 wrote;
"He asserts that the claim is true, so, if
it is unproven, he is lying."

I forwarded to Brian the following questions from another user --

* does he have a prototype created yet?

* has he found a manufacturing company and gotten a ballpark estimate
for the project

* is he recreating or enhancing the keyboard?

* does GoFundMe also have a tier level like Kickstarter (i.e. throw in
$100 and you get a keyboard, $165 for two keyboards)

* has he matched the color of an original keyboard to a modern day color
for production, are there other colors available (sacrilegious!)

* what does $15K get the community? it's not clear, does the project
result in an open source product or just some cash for him?

* does the keyboard have enhancements like processing onboard via an
ardurino/RPI CM/PLA which then allow its use as a USB device for
PCs/Macs/or ideally other old retro platforms (VIC-20/C-64/Amiga/TI99 4A/ST)

* how will this work with a non-US C128D?, that will need slightly
different keycaps, where are the translations/lanuages for the keyboard
- in ROM?

No reply from Brian yet,
Robert Bernardo

On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 4:22:25 PM UTC-4, Robert Bernardo wrote:
> I forwarded to Brian the following questions from another user --
>
> * does he have a prototype created yet?
>
> * has he found a manufacturing company and gotten a ballpark estimate
> for the project
>
> * is he recreating or enhancing the keyboard?
>
> * does GoFundMe also have a tier level like Kickstarter (i.e. throw in
> $100 and you get a keyboard, $165 for two keyboards)
>
> * has he matched the color of an original keyboard to a modern day color
> for production, are there other colors available (sacrilegious!)
>
> * what does $15K get the community? it's not clear, does the project
> result in an open source product or just some cash for him?
>
> * does the keyboard have enhancements like processing onboard via an
> ardurino/RPI CM/PLA which then allow its use as a USB device for
> PCs/Macs/or ideally other old retro platforms (VIC-20/C-64/Amiga/TI99 4A/ST)
>
> * how will this work with a non-US C128D?, that will need slightly
> different keycaps, where are the translations/lanuages for the keyboard
> - in ROM?
>
> No reply from Brian yet,
> Robert Bernardo

Unfortunately at this time I am unable to continue this project. I hope to resume this in the future as I feel it is a good endeavor. Thank you for your interest in this project. I also received some good suggestions in the comp.sys.cbm newsgroup. I have requested a refund to the two members that supported the effort.

On Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 7:54:10 PM UTC-7, Brian Seeley wrote:
> https://www.gofundme.com/f/c128d-keyboard?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
Too bad, I thought this was a good endeavour.