Re: Yet another Apple II keyboard interface (PS/2 and RS232 support)

[pitz <pitz.wong@gmail.com>]

One of the reasons I would like a PS/2 keyboard adapter for a IIe (or
any II for that matter) is that I can use a detached keyboard and only
have my keyboard and monitor on top of my desk.  Additionally, I may
also be able to hook it up to a KVM switch.

On Jul 24, 10:29 am, m...@willegal.net wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> All my projects are motivated by fun factor first, potential market, a
> very distant second. I'll worry about the marketplace in my "real
> world" job, which pays the bills (and funds these projects).  An
> example of this mindset is my firmware board.  Only one exists in
> captivity.   I had a lot of fun building that thing.  I find the
> firmware board very useful for purposes of Apple II motherboard
> debugging, but I've got no interest from the Apple community to make
> more. I don't regret building it at all, and actually have plans to
> make some small enhancements to my prototype.
>
> The prototype keyboard interface was built primarily because I needed
> another keyboard for Apple II motherboard debugging and it looked like
> a fairly small and interesting project.  Neither Vince's or Bill's
> solution worked for me, since I don't have spare Apple II+ or IIe
> keyboards laying around.
>
> Still not sure where I'm going with this, but the input about IIe
> version in interesting.  Quite frankly, not being a IIe type person,
> I'm wondering what is driving this need.  Are the apple IIe keyboards
> unreliable and hard to repair or do they have bad ergonomics?
>
> Regards,
> Mike Willegal
>
> On Jul 24, 8:11 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > m...@willegal.net wrote:
> > > Hi Steven,
>
> > > A IIe adaptor requires a small bit of additional hardware(added cost),
> > > which my current (preliminary) design doesn't have.  The form and
> > > function of the final design depends upon the level of interest as
> > > well as the expectations of the Apple II community.
>
> > There are already (2) such adapters offered that support only ][ and ][+
> > (Garber and Vince Briel). Why dive into an occupied niche in a market that's
> > tiny to begin with?
>
> > I have no interest in a ][,][+ only adapter.  I would buy a //e adapter
> > sight-unseen (perhaps 2).
>
> > Steve