cloos@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (James H. Cloos Jr.) (06/09/88)
Is there any way to use one of the new keyboards (ie the ones avaiable for SE's and II's) with a Mac Plus?? Would it need some kind of interface box, or just a custom cable? Thanks for any info. -JimC -- batcomputer!cloos@cornell.UUCP |James H. Cloos, Jr.|#include <disclaimer.h> cloos@batcomputer.tn.cornell.EDU|B7 Upson, Cornell U|#include <cute_stuff.h> cloos@tcgould.tn.cornell.EDU |Ithaca, NY 14853 |"Entropy isn't what cloos@crnlthry.BITNET | +1 607 272 4519 | it used to be."
dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) (06/11/88)
in:comp.sys.mac / cloos@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (James H. Cloos Jr.)asks: >Is there any way to use one of the new keyboards (ie the ones avaiable for >SE's and II's) with a Mac Plus?? Yes, Olduvai makers of ReadIT and IconIT have just such a thing, check out MacWorld or MacUser ads for details. >Would it need some kind of interface box, or just a custom cable? Its a box that allows you to hook ADB devices in on one end and plug into your Plus on the other. >Thanks for any info. You're Welcome >-JimC -David
thomas@uvabick.UUCP (Thomas Fruin) (06/14/88)
> Is there any way to use one of the new keyboards (ie the ones avaiable > for SE's and II's) with a Mac Plus?? Yes, there is. A recent MacWorld which I don't have with me now carried an ad for a little 'box' that interfathe Mac Plus keyboard connector and any ADB device... -- Thomas Fruin fruin@hlerul5.BITNET University of Leiden thomas@uvabick.UUCP University of Amsterdam dibs@well.UUCP hol0066.AppleLink 2:512/114.FidoNet The Netherlands
hallett@glacier.steinmetz (Jeff A. Hallett) (06/17/88)
In article <264@uvabick.UUCP> thomas@uvabick.UUCP (Thomas Fruin) writes: > > > Is there any way to use one of the new keyboards (ie the ones avaiable > > for SE's and II's) with a Mac Plus?? > >Yes, there is. A recent MacWorld which I don't have with me now carried >an ad for a little 'box' that interfathe Mac Plus keyboard connector >and any ADB device... Well, this handy little gadget is called an "ADBridge" it is available from Olduvai systems for $99. You are probably better off getting a DataDesk Mac101 - for the cost of a new keyboard plus the ADBridge to use it, you've quickly overshot the DataDesk. Jeffrey A. Hallett | ARPA: hallett@ge-crd.arpa Software Technology Program | UUCP: desdemona!hallett@steinmetz.uucp GE Corporate Research and Development | (518) 387-5654 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | "The past is just a fiction created to explain the discrepancy between | | my current state and my senses' perceptions." | | - The Ruler of the Universe | | "The Restaurant at the End | | of the Universe" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
twakeman@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Teriann Wakeman) (06/23/88)
Reading notsfiles and E-mail, I often thought that it would be nice to have a three button controler that attaches in parallel to the keyboard. For instance, it would be nice to lean back in a chair with my feet proped up, sipping a cup of tea and read notes or mail.A little hand held control with a button each for return, space, and j keyboard equivs would be nice. It would also be nice if the buttons were configurable. The space bar and return button have oposite functions in notes and HPdesk. Reconfigurable buttons would allow the casual reader (as oposed to the hunched over the keyboard reader) to use the same button for a task between applications and allow it to be configured for applications that use a different set of buttons for navigation. I think its a nifty idea. If any one goes into production, I want 10% of the first years net from each unit sold and 20% of the sales price when a big company purchases your company for the technology/product. TeriAnn