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- From: tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly)
- Subject: Re: Lowercase characters for Apple][ +
- Organization: ProLine [pro-nsdapple] - North San Diego Apple Users Group
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 23:26:58 PST
- Message-ID: <a885467@pro-nsdapple.cts.com>
- In-Reply-To: toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
- References: <1ih403INNak5@gap.caltech.edu>
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- In <1ih403INNak5@gap.caltech.edu>
- toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
- >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).
-
- I've never tried that, but in order to display lower case on a ][+ one has
- to change the character generator as well.
-