Re: One keyboard for 2 computers

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously jhs@ipsa.reuter.com (Henri Schueler) wrote:
 
>In article <1993Jan5.184359.18595@src.honeywell.com>
>shankar@src.honeywell.com (
>Subash Shankar) writes:
>>
>>I have a Mac IIci and an Apple IIGS (please, no computer flames), which
>>both use ADB keyboards.  To clear up desk space, is there any way of
>>using the same keyboard for both computers?  Surely, somebody else has
>>a similar problem?
>>
>I haven't had to do this with a MAC, but I have done it with a PC.
>
>For the PC it was relatively easy. The PC keyboard has a 5 pin DIN
>connector. I bought an AB switchbox (that had 3 of those DIN connectors,
>one 'input' and two 'output'), plus 2 male-male DIN cables from my local
>general purpose electronics store. I connect the keyboard to the input
>port of the AB box, and connect each computer to the output ports using
>the male-male cables.
>
>The same technique should work for a MAC, except that you have a
>different connector for the keyboards. I've not seen any AB boxes with
>ADB connectors, but perhaps there are some, or perhaps some conversion
>cable exists.
 
An Apple dealer once told me that a SVHS switch box could do the job but
would cost me $700.00 CAN. Yeeps, with $700.00 bux I could probably buy a
SVHS VCR! But as I mentioned previously a $25.00 keyboard drawer would
solve the desk top space problem
 
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