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  1. Admiral Shark

    Apple Newton Keyboard X0044 analysis, revisions, USB conversion & how it's an IBM keyboard in disguise

    Another update! tinkerboy.xyz is selling an Apple Newton X0044 keyboard converter for $39.99 USD. I'm not sure what firmware it's running, but my guess is TMK. I've also been developing my own modular keyboard converter system that's X0044 compatible that I plan to open-source when done...
  2. Admiral Shark

    Apple Newton Keyboard X0044 analysis, revisions, USB conversion & how it's an IBM keyboard in disguise

    Minor update! I've since acquired a German ISO layout X0044 for study. Other than the expected differing key-switch position use, there were no other differences (such as manufacturing, tooling, nomenclature, etc.) worth mentioning. However, some of the current converter solutions don't support...
  3. Admiral Shark

    Apple Newton Keyboard X0044 analysis, revisions, USB conversion & how it's an IBM keyboard in disguise

    Hello, Tinker Different! This is my first proper post here and it's going to be a big one, regarding the Apple Newton Keyboard (model X0044). I've written an article regarding the keyboard; including a brief tour around it, an explanation and evidence of how it's related to the IBM Model M...
  4. Admiral Shark

    Member Bio - Admiral Shark (sharktastica)

    Thanks! Yeah, sounds about right for Windows 11. Some of its features I was looking forward to such as Android app support and DirectStorage weren't available at launch (at least not without enrolling on Windows Insider), so it just seemed like a needless reskin of Windows 10 anyway...
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    Member Bio - Admiral Shark (sharktastica)

    Hello there! I'm Kali, a guy in his mid-20s from Wales! I typically go by "Admiral Shark" or "sharktastica" online. Being from Wales, I of course live in a millennia-old castle surrounded by sheep and sipping tea but I have one or two power sockets retrofitted into here I can plug things...