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Thats the ADB II KBD included with my SE/20 shipped 1987, received 1988. Replaced it ASAP with a real KBD, datadesk in VT-100 form factor.

Take a pic of the entire matrix and post it. I'll play with it in AI and then predict which keys are giving you trouble with intermittent contact. Meanwhile, look for marker pens that lay down flex circuit ink. ;) Which measurement are you going to use to define the front edge? Depressed...

I LOVE that cut down, flattened bezel. I've plans to do the same thing from the front side using an outside limiting router jig with bit that will cut along the underside. Mostly for SE/SE/30 flatish bezels, but doing my Classic can be done the same way. (CNCenvy+) Modular, printed backplane...

Good news that! Maybe test it by folding only the bottom layer of the sandwich underneath at the start? If that doesn't break connections then folding the top layer ought to be fine? I've never imagined that those flex circuits would take a liking to be folded to fit a magician's box. Go about...

What KBD are you Hacking apart, looks like ADB II? Got a pic of the controller and its connector? Folding the sandwich underneath has always seemed a bad idea to me. I've only considered: __ customized PCB made for the bottom layer __ controller bodged to extension on PCB __ lop off bottom...

LOL! ;) PowerBook/Portable KBDs all require a controller AND a Wombat or the like for ADB conversion. The thin, inexpendive USB KBDs I suggested far upthread require only the ADB adapter and come with matching wireless rodents for a silver, black or white build. Looks like Harmut liked the...

Not at all, sorry, meaning's ambiguous there. In that context "gotcha" was intended to convey: I understand you, I get your point, no problem and such in American English idiom. Was trying to be helpful, not nitpicking your design. In the Cubist, Hartmut renderings, the KBD "cube" was almost...

First tweak: can you and the kids live with gameplay on flatscreen? Something on the order of my 22"x38"/42" panel could be mounted to the bottom side of the the flip down worktop. I'd build a frame for it hinged to a lip at the top. Pinned in place you'd have kneeroom lackinig in your...

I've had a thing for drop down desktop tinkering since I found this piece at goodwill many years back. Building the complete unit would be possible. Building only the dropdown desk section out of plywood parts cut at your local Big Box would be easily done for anyone comfortable using a drill...

Gotcha. One question about your design comes to mind. The chamfer along the bottom at front edge looks like it won't work for a mechanical switch KBD. I don't recall that feature on any of the frog studies. Rubber domes were not available to frog design in the timeframe of Hartmut's work at...

Thanks, Aren't the suites rentware? Not a Photoshop user, so AI activation code won't work for a suite. Gotta be standalone AI. Was there a standalone version after AI10? edit: 466 is a legacy treasure, I've got QS and MDD/OS9 Special Edition. Former needs work and haven't been able to get OS9...

Cool, I'd been wondering about raiding PSRAM from some of the cards I have for PowerBooks. Might 4-8MB worth of the chips harvested from a fairly low capacity 1400 card work? 5126 possible, 5120 not? Luggable is at 4MB now, so haven't thought about it a lot. No 5126 in collection, sigh.

Trying to get one of the G4s back up and running for AI playtime. Digital Audio/466-1GB 10.4.11 I'm a licensed user from AI88 up through AI10, but no longer worried about upgrading to anything up to the evil that is RentWare. I've never used OSX very much on purpose, but willing to try it out...

Was just curious about the choice of language, but learning a lot just from the historical perspective discussion relating to the question!

oNLY SIX?

Not a code kinda guy outside of Basic and batch programming that's late 80s to mid-90s out of date. Just along for the ride, as much as I can understand it anyway. Great stuff, thanks! I was figuring the answer might be that learning C is applicable across the board in a more modern world than...

Thanks much, had a bdd time of it last night again and appreciate your patience. The changup from original concept took me very much by surprise. Absolutely. Trying to be useful, the editorial commentary on frog designs I can tone down, but I think it quite relevant to figure out where they...

Very cool stuff here! Just one question, why not Pascal or Apple Pascal as that was the development environment in the early days, no?

With the Modularization of FDD assembly, parts count increased. Take note of the lack of cursor keys on the Macintosh oriented studies, yet another of SJ's more idiotic notions for the Mac and its dumbed down user interface which intentionally forced use the mouse for navigation. I won't get...

Note the stepped planes of KBD, thicker mid-section and modularized, inset FDD module. The profile lines are broken up very nicely in the BlackBook. The current rev. is slab sided, has a thinner (too thin for LCIII?) midsection with that chamfered front edge. Thicker lid also fends off the...