Re: MacIvory keyboards

There is some Symbolics keyboard info on my site, try 
<http://www.asl.dsl.pipex.com/symbolics/photos/IO/index.html>
I'll see about taking and putting up a photo of the Symbolics ADB adapter box.
Although the official story was that only the newest Symbolics 
keyboard models (with illuminated caps lock key etc) would work with 
the ADB converter, I have found that any of the later angular 
keyboards works OK.  I don't know if the earlier rounded keyboards 
work with the ADB box, but on other Symbolics systems the old and new 
keyboard types are interchangeable.

Manuel Odendah recently made a replacement ADB box, I just found that 
my link to his site is not working but will have a hunt to see if his 
material is still available somewhere.

Peter

At 3:46 PM -0600 05/2/6, Richard E. Robbins wrote:
>When I purchased the MacIvory I also purchased a Symbolics keyboard and
>mouse as well as an adapter box that plugs into the ADB connector on the
>Mac.  The adapter box has a button which serves to power on the system.  I'm
>not sure if the Symbolics keyboard that I acquired is identical to yours
>though.
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>>  On Behalf Of [email protected]
>>  Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:22 PM
>>  To: [email protected]
>>  Subject: [SLUG] MacIvory keyboards
>>
>>
>>  "Richard E. Robbins" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>  :  The system, which includes the Symbolics keyboard, three
>>  button mouse and
>>  :  Genera 8.3 distribution CD is housed in a Macintosh Quadra 950.
>>
>>  I'd gotten the impression that a Symbolics keyboard couldn't
>>  be used with a Mac, because the keyboard doesn't speak the
>>  ADB protocol.
>>  Obviously, I've missed something.  I suspect it's simply that
>>  all my keyboards came with 3600s, and so predate the MacIvory
>>  a lot.  Or, I'm missing/missed some hardware doc (which
>>  wouldn't be all that surprising, really).
>>
>>  Enlightenment would be appreciated.
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>>	Dworkin
>>
>>
>>