Re: IIgs self test with no keyboard

[bpvh@Primenet.Com (Bradley P. Von Haden)]

nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates) wrote:

>   Which keyboard did you try? The Apple 'breakable' keyboard just
>won't work, which has been known for quite some time. Many others
>do. I have had an Apple Extended II keyboard (the 101-key
>desk-eater) on my GS for almost 2 years now, and it's worked
>perfectly the whole time.
>
>   A while back, someone made a list of which mac keyboards had
>been tested and worked, which didn't work, etc. I'll try and look
>thru my archives and see if I snagged a copy.

Here is a list of ADB keyboards that I have compiled. 
Additions/corrections welcome.

I have the following that work:

AppleDesign Keyboard ($85-90)
Apple Extended Keyboard II ($155-160)
Adesso 105 Extended Keyboard ($80 - Mac's Place, MacZone, Tiger SW)
Adesso 102 Extended Keyboard w/ Trackball [Trackball does NOT work]
     ($100 - Mac's Place, MacZone, Tiger Software)
Key Tronic MacPro Plus ($130 - MacZone, APS Tech.)
OptiMac Extended Keyboard (???)
PowerUser 105E Extended Keyboard ($50 - MacWarehouse)
SIIG, Inc MacTouch Model 1905 (~$100.00)
Sun OmniMac Ultra [extended, ADB type] (???)
Suntouch ADB Extended Keyboard ($75 - Syex Express)
VividKey Extended Keyboard ($60 - MacMall)

Do not work:

Apple Adjustable Keyboard
MicroSpeed Keyboard Deluxe MAC

???:

ClubMac Extended Keyboard ($59 - ClubMac)
Datadesk MAC 101 E ($100 - MacWarehouse, MacZone)
Datadesk TrackBoard ($100 - MacWarehouse, MacZone)
Interex 105 Extended (70 - MacMall, Syex Express)
Key Tronic Trak Pro Plus ($230 - APS Tech.)
Performance Soft Touch Extended Keyboard ($59 - MacZone)

????:

Adesso Tru-From Ergonomic extended keyboard ($90 - CDW)
Addesso Tru-Form Ergonomic ext kb w/ pointer ($116 - MacZone)

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