Re: Videx lowercase ROM image?

[e p chandler <epc8@juno.com>]

On Dec 4, 7:48 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!

I think that the docs for the aux keyboard strip were in a
supplemental manual that came with the strip. (or manual insert). IIRC
without programming the strip, the keys returned '0' to '9'. ISTR that
the REPT key had something to do with either toggling modes OR as an
escape key for keyboard definitions. Anyway, it's probably a CTRL-
SHIFT-REPT-Key combination of some sort, REPT acting like the PC's ALT
key.

HTH

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