Re: Connecting a watch and Apple II

[heuser.marcus@freenet.de]

On Jul 31, 9:58 pm, "Guillaume Tello" <houten....@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
> Has someone any informations on that?
> Did someone use this system?
>
> The fact is that I will receive a Seiko UC-2000 + UC2200 keyboard and I'd
> like to know if some communication with the Apple was possible.

Here's a link to all(?) Seiko Data Terminal models
and their capabilities (you probably know that):
http://tinyurl.com/2mycxw

I once saved the text & picture of an ebay auction:

"Seiko wrist terminal watch, model UC-2001 with Apple
interface UC-2301 plus TIME-TRAX software and manual
for the Apple +, e enhanced e and c models and it will
work with the old Apple II with floating point
installed.

The watch has two data banks that hold 1100 characters
in bank A & B memo pad plus month to month calendar
schedule with alarms. You can set up 23 months of
schedules for this watch in notepad mode, schedule mode
or dual mode. Also a great reminder of appointments with alarms."

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The (small) picture I saved shows the UC-2301 interface
with a cable that has a gameport connector for the II(e)
but I don't know how it should work with the IIc.
Maybe different interfaces or cables were produced.

I didn't have such a clock back then but of course
it was very cool albeit pricey for only 2K storage
space. Also the data input seemed very awkward to me
and it's no wonder that most models supply their own
mini-terminal to directly attach to the clock (you
apparently can't modify the data in the clock).

A few years ago Fossil produced a Palm-compatible clock which was very
cool. Here's a Google search:
http://tinyurl.com/6nrq53

bye
Marcus