on 6/12/03 11:47 AM, G-List at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Rev. George G. Guillory wrote: > >> Hi all; >> I don't know what kind of connector this thing has. It looks like an ADB >> connector with 6 pins. The keyboard is about a week old. It got sreped on >> and messed up the connector. The cord only has 4 wires in it so I thought it >> could be rewired to ADB. I could add USB card I guess. I'm running a G3 MT >> and OS 8.6. Well so much for that idea. Thanks guys. > > It's a PS2 connector... > > There are only four different keyboard connectors in wide use today: > ADB, PS2 (which has a similar connector to ADB, and is used on 80-90% > of all PC's) the old big 5-pin keyboard connector (some PC's still use > this one) and USB. > > So if it's the size of a ADB, then it's a PS2 connector. > > That usb card will work just fine, with the caveat that you will not be > able to affect the startup with the keyboard in any way, since it's not > recognized until the USB extensions are loaded, so: no booting from CD, > no booting with extensions off, no zapping the PRAM, etc, etc. > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group
Hi all; Thanks Bruce and all. It is a new ergo keyboard and I thought I could make use of it. Oh well, I guess I'll give it to the grandkids to play with. --Thanks; Rev. George --Maranatha (means the Lord cometh) -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
