Re: Apple II+ keyboard cables

[Nama <forums6000@mac.com>]

On Sep 30, 4:09 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Nama wrote:
> > On Sep 30, 4:09 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> Nama wrote:
> >>> On Sep 29, 6:42 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> >>>> Nama wrote:
> >>>>> Does anyone know where I can order just one or two keyboard cables for
> >>>>> my Apple II and Apple II+, or does anyone have a couple spare?
> >>>>> I'm not based in the US so it'll have to be somewhere/someone that
> >>>>> would be willing to ship to me here in Tokyo.
> >>>> DIP jumper cables used to be quite commonly available from
> >>>> electronics component suppliers, in lengths ranging from a
> >>>> couple of inches to a couple of feet.
> >>>> Here's one at Digi-Key for $4.33:
> >>>>  >http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail?name=H6MM...
> >>>> -michael
> >>>> AppleCrate II: An Apple II "blade server"!
> >>>> Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/
> >>>> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> >>>> tool--and it's seriously underused."
> >>> Thanks for the info guys,
> >>> The problem I find with Digi-Key (or Mouser etc.) is the price of
> >>> international shipping. I think they ship everything international by
> >>> FedEx or DHL which makes shipping a $5 part cost something like $40 by
> >>> the time it gets to me...Crazy!
> >> Digi-Key was just an example--you must have lots of electronics
> >> distributors local to you...
>
> >> -michael
>
> >> AppleCrate II: An Apple II "blade server"!
> >> Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/
>
> >> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> >> tool--and it's seriously underused."
>
> > Yes, I know. Thanks
> > I just haven't been able to find anything in Japan (Akihabara) at all,
> > but then again searching for parts on Japanese web pages in Japanese
> > in not my strong point.
>
> Maybe you can get a Japanese friend to help with the catalog search.
>
> I tend to think of Akihabara as a "finished goods" market, where you
> want a "component distributer" market.
>
> -michael
>
> AppleCrate II: An Apple II "blade server"!
> Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/
>
> "The wastebasket is our most important design
> tool--and it's seriously underused."

Yes, over the last 10+ years that I've lived in Tokyo, Akihabara has
changed a lot. Gone are nearly all of the small 'hole in the wall'
oddity shops, filled with old computer equipment dating back to the
dawn of computing, only to be replaced by maid cafes and suspect anime
and cosplay vendors. Sad really, I used to spend days roaming an
rummaging through these stores looking for the occasional score. I
miss the old Akihabara for sure.
I do however know where a few component places are, as I often buy
parts for my other hobby, fixing classic 70's and 80's video game
boards (to play on my Supergun), but none of the places I know have
anything like the Apple II cables I need.