Being one of the lenovo-turned-framework users and seeing that there is some desire for a framework with a trackpoint on these forums, i figured id share this idea in hopes that someone can maybe bring it to life.
With all the development and ideas surrounding “what to do with a standalone framework mainboard” and my old lenovo T580 (which has an effectively dead motherboard) laying around while i decide how best to reuse/recycle/ewaste it (after stealing all the parts for my framework) I had a thought. Is it possible to adapt the keyboard pinout information for the framework and the pinout for the lenovo keyboards/trackpads/touchpoints into something that will plug into a framework?
My thinking is that, this way, someone could theoretically 3d print a custom case/enclosure to serve as a bottom case to hold the framework mainboard while also accepting a lenovo keyboard and/or top case.
A little searching around has revealed a 2014 hackaday project that seems to have trodden a similar path before and may also provide insight into lenovo’s keyboard connectors.
Hope this is an interesting/useful starting point for someone. Unfortunately i’m a software person with too many side projects as is so I don’t think i can be much help with actually making this happen