Re: two questions

[joltenjoe <joltenjoe@gmail.com>]

On Nov 12, 10:07 am, "digi" <d...@home.nl> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have the following questions.
>
> Does some of you own, know some people who own, or have the information how
> to create
> an convertor between the apple//e keyboard flatcable,
> and an ordinary qwerty/us keyboard <ps/2 or usb for instance>
>
> <i own two apple//e computers with defect keyboard,
> with such adapter i can use them.>
>
> Do you know software, or information about the apple//e
> cassette port?
>
> <purpose is to use the cassette in and out ports of the apple to transfer
> data
>  between the apple//e and an ordinary linux machine>
>
> i might link the cassette ports towards the sound card of the linux machine
> directly, or use a memo recorder to make sure that nothing blows out.
>
> <i probably need 65C02 assembly routines to tranfer a disk towards the
> memo recorder from the first track to the last, and
>  some c code for linux how to convert /dev/audio data towards a decent
>  .DSK image>
>
> also, when i issue a LOAD an the apple//e <i tried several apple//e's>
> it Beeps and ERRs twice, and no data is transferred.
>
> do you know how this may have happend ans/or how to fix it?
>
> kind regards,
>
> digi

There have been a few projects over the years regarding converters for
ps/2 to apple keyboard ports.  I saw one that was a slot version but
he was only using the slot for power.  Others have covered Vince
Briel's Peter Khienslein's projects.

http://www.willegal.net/appleii/appleii-kb-int.htm
http://vintageware.orconhosting.net.nz/mouse.html