Re: Apple 2 keyboard an a PC?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <63nce5$j0n@nr1.calgary.istar.net>,
cbailer <cbailer@ccinet.ab.ca> wrote:
>Is there any way of hooking up a Apple][e keyboard to a PC motherboard? 

   There's always a way depending on how much $ or how much soldering
you wish to do. The problem is, PC keyboards are on a 1200 baud serial
connection, and Apple II keyboards are more direct access in saying
which key (not key_s_) is currently pressed. There might have been
some converters sold a while back, or if you're enough of a hardware
hacker, you might be able to build your own.

   In short: not easy for most people to do this directly.

Nathan Mates

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