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from: Steven Hirsch
date: 2008-06-22 17:32:10
subject: Re: IIe Keyboard On A II Plus

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".
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