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- From: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: Lowercase characters for Apple][ +
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 11:25:55 GMT
- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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- Message-ID: <1ih403INNak5@gap.caltech.edu>
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- scip2060@nusunix1.nus.sg (SARDJONO INSANI) writes:
-
- >Anyone knows how to modify the Apple ][ + keyboard to produce lowercase?
-
- Which model have you got? The earlier ones couldn't do it without software
- support. The later ones had six solder pads and a couple jumpers you could
- change to add a DPDT switch that served as a CAPS LOCK switch. If you have
- the "two-piece" keyboard (there's a little PC board hanging off of the main
- keyboard) then you are in luck. If you look at the little PC board then look
- near the CONTROL/RESET switch and see if you can find a 2x3 pattern of holes
- with exposed metal around them and two "bow ties" nearby. You may have to
- partially disassemble the keyboard to find them, and you will definitely
- need to do that to add the Caps Lock switch and cut the bow ties (the bow
- ties are connections that make the board think there is a switch connected
- but locked in one position, and you cut them with an exacto knife when you
- install the real switch).
-
- Todd Whitesel
- toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu
-