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- From: herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Re: One keyboard for 2 computers
- Message-ID: <96B2wB3w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 18:47:43 MST
- Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Lines: 40
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- Previously jhs@ipsa.reuter.com (Henri Schueler) wrote:
-
- >In article <1993Jan5.184359.18595@src.honeywell.com>
- >shankar@src.honeywell.com (
- >Subash Shankar) writes:
- >>
- >>I have a Mac IIci and an Apple IIGS (please, no computer flames), which
- >>both use ADB keyboards. To clear up desk space, is there any way of
- >>using the same keyboard for both computers? Surely, somebody else has
- >>a similar problem?
- >>
- >I haven't had to do this with a MAC, but I have done it with a PC.
- >
- >For the PC it was relatively easy. The PC keyboard has a 5 pin DIN
- >connector. I bought an AB switchbox (that had 3 of those DIN connectors,
- >one 'input' and two 'output'), plus 2 male-male DIN cables from my local
- >general purpose electronics store. I connect the keyboard to the input
- >port of the AB box, and connect each computer to the output ports using
- >the male-male cables.
- >
- >The same technique should work for a MAC, except that you have a
- >different connector for the keyboards. I've not seen any AB boxes with
- >ADB connectors, but perhaps there are some, or perhaps some conversion
- >cable exists.
-
- An Apple dealer once told me that a SVHS switch box could do the job but
- would cost me $700.00 CAN. Yeeps, with $700.00 bux I could probably buy a
- SVHS VCR! But as I mentioned previously a $25.00 keyboard drawer would
- solve the desk top space problem
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- Herbert Fung herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
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