Re: Videx lowercase ROM image?

[Silicon Sam <siliconsam@gmail.com>]

On Dec 4, 6:48 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Silicon Sam wrote:
> >> On a related subject:  Last year I picked up a Videx accessory that consists
> >> of a flexible circuit board carrying a row of membrane buttons.  I thought
> >> this was intended to produce programmable macros when used with the Enhancer,
> >> but the manual makes no mention of it.  Anyone know what this might be?
>
> >   You didn't get that strip off me on ebay last year, did you?  I sold
> > one then.
>
> I think I"m guilty!
>
> >   Videx made a board that replaced the encoder board on an Apple II
> > plus keyboard that had the 9 pin connector on it.  The strip was used
> > to program macros on the enhancer.  I think it was also called the
> > Enhancer II.
>
> Yes, I just bought one on eBay.  It makes no mention of the button strip.
>
> >   The Apple encoder sometimes has a 9 pin connector, not sure how you
> > used that for programming.  Been too long too.
>
> Somewhere there must be docs for this. I'll keep digging!

  Here's a pic of one in a guy's Japanese collection:

http://www.apple2world.jp/apple2/COL/MapItems/apple2keyboard/functionstrip/functionstrip.html