ssjninja Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 ok heres the question i have a magnetic stripe reader(the swipe type) is there a way i could mod a a old cd drive to push out the swiper when i press the button and also it connects to the computer useing the standard keyboard port is there any way i could mod my pc to have it connect to the keyboard port without haveing it look llike crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 For the Popout bit you just attach a motor and a few components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 standard keyboard port.... P/S2 or USB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssjninja Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 p/s2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killzone Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 can you post a picture of the reader so i have an idea of teh dimensions.....it would help. Also, most cd drives use a series of gears, and ect. to open and close, and i dont know how cleanly you can do this but i have a few ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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