Re: keyboard question

2002-07-02 Thread beesley
the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else out there besides me ever seen one of these? I used one many years ago after the compact I used at work was upgraded to a Plus. The model I used was RJ11 only but had a full set of PC- or terminal-style function keys. The keyboard was supplied

Re: keyboard question

2002-07-01 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Snook, John R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. pickle, Do you know if a Plus keyboard can be modified to have a ADB plug on it? Or does that Datadesk Mac101 keyboard has a custom chip in it. If so I want one! http://www.applefritter.com/prototypes/cassie/index.html There you'll find a

Re: keyboard question

2002-07-01 Thread Scott Holder
At 12:05 AM 7/1/2002 -0700, you wrote: http://www.applefritter.com/prototypes/cassie/index.html There you'll find a schematic of an adaptor for connecting an ADB keyboard to a 512K or other Mac that uses the phone cord type keyboard connection. Nope. The Cassie wasn't ADB. And, besides, the

Re: keyboard question

2002-07-01 Thread Hardy Menagh
On Mon, Jul 1, 2002, 12:42am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the pickle) wrote: My guess is that it won't like that much. Wonder if there was a warning in the original owner's manual about this? Anyone else out there besides me ever seen one of these? the pickle == I have one of these with the original

Re: keyboard question

2002-07-01 Thread the pickle
At 08:36 -0400 on 01/07/02, Hardy Menagh wrote: I have one of these with the original box manual. It seems that the dip switches are located under the clear plastic cover on the upper right side of the keyboard. You must pry this up, lift the label out, then set the switches for either ADB or

Re: keyboard question

2002-07-01 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Scott Holder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:05 AM 7/1/2002 -0700, you wrote: http://www.applefritter.com/prototypes/cassie/index.html There you'll find a schematic of an adaptor for connecting an ADB keyboard to a 512K or other Mac that uses the phone cord type keyboard connection.

Re: keyboard question

2002-07-01 Thread the pickle
At 13:48 -0700 on 01/07/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: Electrically it was ADB. Apple switched to the DIN Not according to that page, if you actually read it. I quote: The Cassie protocol was completely different than both the 128K Mac and ADB. It was very complex and ADB actually simplified it.

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread the pickle
At 15:48 -0400 on 30/06/02, Teri Pittman wrote: Does anyone know anything about the Datadesk Mac101 keyboards? Nice clicky kinda keyboard that looks almost like a PC keyboard. What I'm curious about is that it has a phone jack plug in. What's that all about? They could be used on both an ADB

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread Teri Pittman
At 15:48 -0400 on 30/06/02, Teri Pittman wrote: They could be used on both an ADB and RJ-11-based Mac (like the Plus). That explains it! I haven't seen a Plus yet, so I didn't know that they were RJ-11 based. Thanks! Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread Snook, John R
Does anyone know anything about the Datadesk Mac101 keyboards? Nice clicky kinda keyboard that looks almost like a PC keyboard. What I'm curious about is that it has a phone jack plug in. What's that all about? They could be used on both an ADB and RJ-11-based Mac (like the Plus). the pickle

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread Snook, John R
Do you know if a Plus keyboard can be modified to have a ADB plug on it? No. Or does that Datadesk Mac101 keyboard has a custom chip in it. More likely it has both a Plus-type keyboard controller chip and an ADB chip. I think there's a jumper that selects between them. the pickle RATS johnsn

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread Teri Pittman
At 06:08 PM 06/30/2002 -0400, you wrote: Or does that Datadesk Mac101 keyboard has a custom chip in it. More likely it has both a Plus-type keyboard controller chip and an ADB chip. I think there's a jumper that selects between them. I would assume it's an internal jumper as there isn't

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread the pickle
At 15:40 -0700 on 30/06/02, Teri Pittman wrote: At 06:08 PM 06/30/2002 -0400, you wrote: Or does that Datadesk Mac101 keyboard has a custom chip in it. More likely it has both a Plus-type keyboard controller chip and an ADB chip. I think there's a jumper that selects between them. I would

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread Teri Pittman
Perhaps it's an auto-select that senses which port is in use. Wonder if it works if you plug it into two Macs at once? :) If I had a Plus, I'd give it a shot. Wouldn't THAT be handy!! Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog

Re: keyboard question

2002-06-30 Thread the pickle
At 22:02 -0400 on 30/06/02, Teri Pittman wrote: Perhaps it's an auto-select that senses which port is in use. Wonder if it works if you plug it into two Macs at once? :) If I had a Plus, I'd give it a shot. Wouldn't THAT be handy!! My guess is that it won't like that much. Wonder if there