Re: Adding a new key to a wireless ADB keyboard?

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.dotnet>]

Tim Haynes wrote:

> Hmmm... interesting approach.  Rather than buying an Apple Design keyboard,
> do you think I could just hack an old IIgs keyboard to make a
> button-on-a-cable that would do the reset signal?  Never opened a IIgs
> keyboard so I don't know if that's really possible.
>
> Currently I just keep 2 keyboards attached and smack the reset on the wired
> keyboard when I need to do a three-fingered salute.  That works fine for my
> purpose as all I really want is a keyboard I can use at a distance without
> having a cable snaking across the desk.  Reaching to reset once in a while,
> although sucky, is possible.  Although having a secret reset button attached
> to the underside of my desk would be kind of cool.  :-)

Hacking an original IIgs keyboard should be easy enough. While the
circuitboard is the size of the keyboard, all the electronics are in
one small area between the two ADB ports. The rest of the board is just
traces going to key switches which could be hacked off. You gould likely
make an even saller unit by transferring the neccessary parts to a small
perf board.

Wayne