Re: AE PC Transporter

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labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth) wrote:

>A while ago, we were talking about wiring your own converter for several
>of the plugs on the PCT. I accidentally lost the files I copied the info
>down in, so would anyone who knows kindly repost the information on the
>pinouts of the keyboard and RGB/colorswitch connections...?

You don't need a PC keyboard.  The PCT maps PC keys to
the ADB port.  You can either use the standard IIGS keyboard
and use the Command and Option keys to "shift" into the
extended keys OR you can find a cheap Macintosh Extended
ADB keyboard and the PCT will use it (through the IIGS
ADB port) exactly as it would a PC keyboard.

For RGB, the connector is at J6.  Both the Colorswitch and CGA
cables connect here.  The relevant pins are the 10 pins in
the center of the connector.  These attach to a straight through
10 way ribbon cable and end in a DB9 connector for the CGA
cable.  It is probably better to connect a composite video cable
to J2 and use a IIe monitor for display.

You also don't need any disk drives for the PCT.  The software
on ground will let you make disk images and you can install your
PC software on these disk images after transfer via modem.
(Think about what you do with Bernie II, only reverse it....
now the disk images are used on the IIGS and you need to
get the PC software for the emulated PC onto the IIGS).