Path: news.uiowa.edu!chi-news.cic.net!newspump.sol.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.primenet.com!bpvh From: bpvh@primenet.com (Bradley P. Von Haden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: IIgs and Mac ADB ports Date: 17 Sep 1996 10:58:02 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 83 Message-ID: <51mora$hql@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> X-Posted-By: bpvh@206.165.5.110 (bpvh) nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote: >J. Morris Prosser wrote: >>Since IIgs keyboards are so hard to come by, I ordered a Mac >>keyboard (MacALLY) from Mac Connection to replace the IIgs >>keyboard. Only problem is that it doesn't work! >Probably a software issue. I believe it is a hardware issue. >Roughly a week ago, I added some information to the >comp.sys.apple2 FAQ detailing which ADB keyboards have been tested >and do work, and which ones don't. Your 'MacALLY' is not listed in >either category. If it is my list of ADB keyboards, the MacAlly has been in the "Do not work" category since at least January 1996 (I do not keep older versions lying around). Someone put my list up on a ftp site without attribution and has not kept it up to date. I have posted the list of keyboards infrequently to comp.sys.apple2 and comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. Here is a list of ADB keyboards that I have compiled as of 17 September 1996. Additions/corrections welcome. '+' designates changes from previous list I have the following that work: Apple ADB Keyboards I and II AppleDesign Keyboard ($85 - MacMall(66s), Mac Zone(47b)) +Apple Extended Keyboard (original) Apple Extended Keyboard II ($155 - MacMall(66s), Mac Zone(47b)) Adesso 105 Extended Keyboard ($80 - Mac's Place, Mac Zone, Tiger SW) Adesso 102 Wxtended Keyboard w/ Trackball [Trackball does NOT work] ($100 - Mac's Place, Mac Zone, Tiger Software) Arriva Extended ($40 - MacMall(66s)) Interex 105 Extended ($55 - MacMall, Syex Express; $34 - Computer City) Key Tronic MacPro Plus ($130 - Mac Zone, APS Tech.) OptiMac Extended Keyboard (???) PowerUser 105E Extended Keyboard ($50 - MacWarehouse(59)) SIIG, Inc MacTouch Model 1905 (~$100.00) Sun OmniMac Ultra [extended, ADB type] (???) Suntouch ADB Extended Keyboard ($75 - Syex Express) VividKey Extended Keyboard ($60 - MacMall) Do not work: Apple Adjustable Keyboard MacALLY Peripherals Extended Keyboard MicroSpeed Keyboard Deluxe MAC ???: +Adesso Easy Touch ext kb ($44 - Mac Zone(47b)) +Adesso ProPoint ext kb w/ thinkpad ($60 - MacMall(66s)) +Alps GlidePoint kb ($110 - Mac Zone(47b)) ClubMac Extended Keyboard ($39 - ClubMac(13)) Datadesk MAC 101 E ($100 - MacWarehouse, Mac Zone) Datadesk TrackBoard ($100 - MacWarehouse, Mac Zone) Key Tronic Trak Pro Plus ($230 - APS Tech.) Performance Soft Touch Extended Keyboard ($49 - Mac Zone(47b)) Spring Sun Tech MacPride 97 ($90 - MacMall) Spring Sun Tech MacPride 105 ($59 - MacMall) Spring Sun Tech MacPride 110 ($80 - MacMall) [MAC/IBM switchable] Spring Sun Tech MacPride KidBoard ($100 - MacMall) ????: +Adesso NUForm Ergonomic ext kb ($60 - MacMall(66s)) +Adesso NUForm Ergomomic ext kb w/ pointer ($70 - MacMall (66s)) +Adesso NUForm Ergonomic ext kb w/ touch pad ($90 - MacMall (66s), Mac Zone (47B)) Adesso Tru-From Ergonomic ext kb ($79 - Mac Zone(47b)) Adesso Tru-Form Ergonomic ext kb w/ pointer ($90 - MacMall(66s)) **** bpvh Internet: bpvh@primenet.com GEnie: B.VONHADEN **** **** Posted by an Apple IIgs using my own Proterm 3.1 File Macro ****