Re: IIgs and Mac ADB ports

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <jmprosser-1309961140570001@red227.redshift.com>,
J. Morris Prosser <jmprosser@redshift.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know the difference between the ADB ports on the IIgs and the
>Mac?

   Electrically, they should be the same. They're a way of
transferring data from point A to point B. What the data actually is
is the problem. Some data is nice and generic, so anyone can deal with
it. Some data may require special drivers on the computer to interpret
correctly, some keyboards may need some data sent to them to start
working properly.

>extended keyboard from my Mac to it and it worked OK.  Since IIgs
>keyboards are so hard to come by, I ordered a Mac keyboard (MacALLY) from
>Mac Connection to replace the IIgs keyboard.  Only problem is that it
>doesn't work!  It works OK on the Mac, so I have switched the two
>keyboards, but I would like to know why this occurred for future
>reference.

   Probably a software issue. Roughly a week ago, I added some
information to the comp.sys.apple2 FAQ detailing which ADB keyboards
have been tested and do work, and which ones don't. Your 'MacALLY' is
not listed in either category. Can I get full make/model information
on it so that I can put it in the 'avoid' list? For Apple II Questions
and info, I _really_ strongly urge you to check out the FAQ at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html

   (The FAQ just keeps changing; please be sure to check it often :)

Nathan Mates

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