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- From: palane@iastate.edu (Paul A. Lane)
- Subject: Re: powerbook as keyboard
- Message-ID: <palane.715470365@vincent1.iastate.edu>
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1992Sep1.155918.13332@athena.mit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:46:05 GMT
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- In <1992Sep1.155918.13332@athena.mit.edu> cam@athena.mit.edu (Daniel Cameron Daly) writes:
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- >I am getting ready to switch over to the dvorak keyboard, as an experiment,
- >but I was concerned about being able to modify other keyboards as I go.
- >I don't know much about the Apple ADB port, but would it be possible to
- >simply connect the powerbook's ADB port directly to a desktop Mac and use
- >it as a keyboard? I would probably have to change the keyboard to a dvorak
- >type on the desk Mac, but other than that, should this work?
-
- Plug in the keyboard, not the Mac. If you're worried about the plugging in
- and out wearing out the connector, pick up a spare keyboard. The Datadesk
- Switchboard was supposed to have a Dvorak module, but I don't think they ever
- followed through.
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- Paul
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