Re: IIe Keyboard On A II Plus

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote in message IuSdnaDp9LVHWcPVnZ2dnUVZ_rfinZ2d@giganews.com">news:IuSdnaDp9LVHWcPVnZ2dnUVZ_rfinZ2d@giganews.com...
> Bryan Parkoff wrote:
> >>> It's here everyone. The encoder that lets you use your spare Apple IIe 
> >>> keyboards on your Apple II and II Plus. Everything is available on it. 
> >>> Shifted Keys, Escape Keys, and Control keys. I didn't give the option of 
> >>> RESET only, you'll have to use Control-RESET, which most of you do 
> >>> already.
> >> Now, if someone would only produce a PS/2 or USB to IIe adapter...
> > 
> >     If you do Google search, you will find couple posts here.  PS/2 or USB 
> > keyboard will not work on neither Apple //e or Apple II+ unless you build a 
> > printed circuit.  The printed circuit is used to have encoder translation. 
> > The encoder translation picks up all keys from PS/2 or USB and they convert 
> > to Apple II's keyboard.
> 
> Yes, that's the whole point.  What you are referring to as a "printed circuit" 
> is what I mean by "adapter". 

"Adapter" is a term meaning, 'to make one thing work with another'. 

One example of this is the ROM socket to Eprom which can be purchased 
at ReactiveMicro. The IIe KB For Apple II/II+ and Replica-1 is an adapter, 
and an encoder. 

Bill Garber from GS-Electronics
http://www.garberstreet.com