mike@willegal.net wrote:
The prototype keyboard interface was built primarily because I needed another keyboard for Apple II motherboard debugging and it looked like a fairly small and interesting project. Neither Vince's or Bill's solution worked for me, since I don't have spare Apple II+ or IIe keyboards laying around.
I'm not following. I was under the impression that Vince's gadget _replaces_ or supplements the ][+ keyboard. What does a spare ][+ keyboard (or IIe, for that matter) have to do with it??
> Still not sure where I'm going with this, but the input about IIe version in interesting. Quite frankly, not being a IIe type person, I'm wondering what is driving this need. Are the apple IIe keyboards unreliable and hard to repair or do they have bad ergonomics?
No, see the other folks' responses. I'm looking to save desktop space. The upcoming VGA card and a PS2 --> IIe adapter would work towards multiplexing one keyboard and monitor over all my systems. I already have a Belkin adapter that bridges a PS2 keyboard to the ADB bus for my IIGS and a Highway RGB --> VGA converter for same. Same idea for my Amiga 1200: PS/2 keyboard adapter (no scan conversion required for a number of modes, since the AGA video can do 31.5Khz. Horz freq).
When all is said and done, I want to drive all my classic systems from a common monitor, mouse and keyboard. The mouse is going to problematic, but at least those don't take up much desktop space.
Steve