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Below are photos of my 5126 Macintosh Portable's Keyboard with ALPS ivory switches. (Closeup photos below show more yellow than reality. They are ivory.) Note the SQAURE PADS on either side under the spacebar. The ends of that metal support bar hit the pad rather than smack the metal frame...

I found this guide when needing to remap a key on my AEKII that uses a DIY usb-adb adapter. The method should work for any keyboard: https://web.archive.org/web/20000621042449/http://207.208.148.74/12-27-99.shtml

So, I had picked up a Lisa 2/10 a while back. and while removing the key caps for cleaning, the kegs on the Caps Lock key broke. I tried various methods to re-attach the existing legs, but was unsuccessful at getting them attached, at the correct height, and the correct angle. I even tried...

How to Swap CMD and Option in Classic Mac OS so you can use Windows keyboards. First make a duplicate of the original System Suitcase in the System folder. Open a copy of the System Suitcase with ResEdit, and find the KMAP resources. Open it with a double-click. Find ID of 2 and double-click...

[I wrote this review a year ago but never got around to taking pictures for it until now. I was inspired to write it by Drake's DataDesk TrackBoard review.] Datadesk was a company in the 90s who made some pretty interesting keyboards such as the SwitchBoard which had three sections you could...

Hi there, I'm having an issue where I connect a hitek keyboard to (any) Amiga 500 and the machine simply will not boot up. Unhook the keyboard and everything is a okay. I'm thinking/hoping it's a short on the keyboard PCB but wondering if anyone else has had this issue? Any suggestions on the...

I currently have my modern windows pc where I play games/do work on my desk, and next to it I have my Q700 for vintage dev/play. Currently I have a AEKII with a drakeware ADB2USB for connecting to the PC, and do a swap when I boot up my Mac (but then cant go back to the PC till I shutdown the...

Anyone tried retrobrighting the keys / keyboard on the iBook G3 clamshell. Finally got my hands on one of my holy grail machines, a Lime 466MHz iBook. Unfortunately, I didn't notice in the pictures, but the keyboard seems like it might have been pulled from another machine (Indigo maybe)...

On Boot Those keystrokes should be pressed at start-up (boot) time. All letter keys are lowercase. Mouse Button Ejects a floppy disk at startup. C Force certain Macs (PowerPC, 68030, and 68040) to startup from the CD-ROM drive instead of the internal hard drive. D Forces the internal hard disk...

A few months ago I picked up a batch of stuff—some Mac SEs, a Classic, spare logic boards, a LOT of old HDDs, and a bag of keyboards. One of the keyboards is odd to me. It appears to be painted. . . maybe? It looks like a professional job, with a very subtle knock-down texture and a very very...

This resource is dedicated to the testing and conversion of ADB devices to USB for use on modern computers, emulators or authentic-esque hackintosh etc. This example will be using an ATmega32u4 5v 16 MHz Pro Micro controller with micro USB port. An example can be purchased here: ATMega32U4 Pro...

Hi all, I got two Japanese Apple Keyboard IIs from Buyee. They were sold as "junk" because they couldn't test them, but fortunately my bet paid off and they're both working! There are just a couple of things I wanted to ask about: One of the keyboards has a few numpad keys that aren't working -...

Welcome back to another odd ball showcase! Today for your consideration is one of DataDesks rarer products, the "SWITcHBoARD"! Introduced in 1992 at a whopping $239usd the Switchboard was one of, if not THE first to offer both modular layout customization and protocol compatibility across...

I picked up a Macintosh Plus from VCFMW and have finally gotten around to testing the thing out properly. I have it booting off of a Floppy Emu with System 7.1 and 6.0.8 and am using a Kensington Turbo Mouse Plus with success. I finally got around to scrounging cable for the M0110A keyboard, but...