Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
On 2019-05-22 11:56, John Many Jars via cctech wrote: I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus I've had for years. The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this morning. Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are ignored. Anyone have any ideas? (: Thanks, John (aka Mark) I've had that issue. If you or someone over the years accidentally plugged in the keyboard cable wrong, it blows one or both of the 7400's and if you are unlucky, the unobtainable keyboard encoder. They could of course also break from a PSU surge or static. -- -Pete Rittwage
Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
Weird... now I've pulled it apart (taken the case off and pulled out the keyboard... and I get many wrong characters instead of no characters... Hmmm. I wonder what happens if you take all the screws out of this thing? I hope it's not like an IBM AT keyboard and 83 tiny springs fly out... On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 15:01, John Many Jars wrote: > That would be great. I'd really appreciate it. > > On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 14:08, Adrian Graham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> Hi Mark, >> >> I have a contact in Belgium who has made some PS2 adapter PCBs if you'd >> like me to put you in contact, he was advertising them on Facebook a week >> or so ago. >> >> -- >> adrian/witchy >> Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest private home computer >> collection? >> t: @binarydinosaursf: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs >> w: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk >> >> >> On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 13:22, John Many Jars via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >> > Hi Brian, >> > >> > That's an interesting thread. It probably is the encoder chip as >> hitting >> > Ctrl-Reset works. Unfortunately Briel Computers doesn't seem to exist >> > anymore. ): >> > >> > This seems like a temporary solution. I need to collect the stuff to >> build >> > one: >> > >> > https://knzl.at/ps2-keyboard-for-apple-ii/ >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > On Wed, 22 May 2019 at 17:00, Brian Marstella >> wrote: >> > >> > > Just ran across this a few days ago on different search... >> > > >> > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/kJ4SosdZTb4 >> > > >> > > May have some helpful info. >> > > >> > > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Many Jars via cctalk < >> > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> > > >> > >> I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus >> > I've >> > >> had for years. >> > >> >> > >> The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one >> from >> > >> ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this >> morning. >> > >> Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are >> > >> ignored. >> > >> >> > >> Anyone have any ideas? (: >> > >> >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> >> > >> John (aka Mark) >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" >> > Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net >> > >> > >> > "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, >> > that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift >> > >> > > > -- > Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" > Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net > > > "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, > that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift > > -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift
Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
That would be great. I'd really appreciate it. On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 14:08, Adrian Graham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I have a contact in Belgium who has made some PS2 adapter PCBs if you'd > like me to put you in contact, he was advertising them on Facebook a week > or so ago. > > -- > adrian/witchy > Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest private home computer > collection? > t: @binarydinosaursf: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs > w: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk > > > On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 13:22, John Many Jars via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Hi Brian, > > > > That's an interesting thread. It probably is the encoder chip as hitting > > Ctrl-Reset works. Unfortunately Briel Computers doesn't seem to exist > > anymore. ): > > > > This seems like a temporary solution. I need to collect the stuff to > build > > one: > > > > https://knzl.at/ps2-keyboard-for-apple-ii/ > > > > Thanks! > > > > Mark > > > > On Wed, 22 May 2019 at 17:00, Brian Marstella > wrote: > > > > > Just ran across this a few days ago on different search... > > > > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/kJ4SosdZTb4 > > > > > > May have some helpful info. > > > > > > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Many Jars via cctalk < > > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > >> I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus > > I've > > >> had for years. > > >> > > >> The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from > > >> ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this > morning. > > >> Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are > > >> ignored. > > >> > > >> Anyone have any ideas? (: > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> > > >> John (aka Mark) > > >> > > > > > > > -- > > Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" > > Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net > > > > > > "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, > > that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift > > > -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift
Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
Hi Mark, I have a contact in Belgium who has made some PS2 adapter PCBs if you'd like me to put you in contact, he was advertising them on Facebook a week or so ago. -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest private home computer collection? t: @binarydinosaursf: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs w: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk On Thu, 23 May 2019 at 13:22, John Many Jars via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > That's an interesting thread. It probably is the encoder chip as hitting > Ctrl-Reset works. Unfortunately Briel Computers doesn't seem to exist > anymore. ): > > This seems like a temporary solution. I need to collect the stuff to build > one: > > https://knzl.at/ps2-keyboard-for-apple-ii/ > > Thanks! > > Mark > > On Wed, 22 May 2019 at 17:00, Brian Marstella wrote: > > > Just ran across this a few days ago on different search... > > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/kJ4SosdZTb4 > > > > May have some helpful info. > > > > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Many Jars via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus > I've > >> had for years. > >> > >> The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from > >> ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this morning. > >> Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are > >> ignored. > >> > >> Anyone have any ideas? (: > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> John (aka Mark) > >> > > > > -- > Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" > Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net > > > "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, > that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift >
Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
- There are lots of PS2 adapters on the market, I made one myself - There are lots of PS2 to apple II schematics avaiable. One of them uses just ONE PIC µC - The keyboard encoder was reverse-engineered by Victor Trucco, and I believe I've seen others around Lots of options :) ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- http://www.tabajara-labs.blogspot.com http://www.tabalabs.com.br ---8<---Corte aqui---8<--- Em qui, 23 de mai de 2019 às 09:22, John Many Jars via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> escreveu: > Hi Brian, > > That's an interesting thread. It probably is the encoder chip as hitting > Ctrl-Reset works. Unfortunately Briel Computers doesn't seem to exist > anymore. ): > > This seems like a temporary solution. I need to collect the stuff to build > one: > > https://knzl.at/ps2-keyboard-for-apple-ii/ > > Thanks! > > Mark > > On Wed, 22 May 2019 at 17:00, Brian Marstella wrote: > > > Just ran across this a few days ago on different search... > > > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/kJ4SosdZTb4 > > > > May have some helpful info. > > > > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Many Jars via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus > I've > >> had for years. > >> > >> The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from > >> ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this morning. > >> Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are > >> ignored. > >> > >> Anyone have any ideas? (: > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> John (aka Mark) > >> > > > > -- > Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" > Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net > > > "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, > that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift >
Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
Hi Brian, That's an interesting thread. It probably is the encoder chip as hitting Ctrl-Reset works. Unfortunately Briel Computers doesn't seem to exist anymore. ): This seems like a temporary solution. I need to collect the stuff to build one: https://knzl.at/ps2-keyboard-for-apple-ii/ Thanks! Mark On Wed, 22 May 2019 at 17:00, Brian Marstella wrote: > Just ran across this a few days ago on different search... > > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/kJ4SosdZTb4 > > May have some helpful info. > > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Many Jars via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus I've >> had for years. >> >> The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from >> ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this morning. >> Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are >> ignored. >> >> Anyone have any ideas? (: >> >> Thanks, >> >> John (aka Mark) >> > -- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems: "The Future Begins Tomorrow" Visit us at: http://www.yoyodyne-propulsion.net "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -- Jonathan Swift
Re: Apple ][+ Keyboard
Just ran across this a few days ago on different search... https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.apple2/kJ4SosdZTb4 May have some helpful info. On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:56 AM John Many Jars via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus I've > had for years. > > The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from > ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this morning. > Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are > ignored. > > Anyone have any ideas? (: > > Thanks, > > John (aka Mark) >
Apple ][+ Keyboard
I feel like I'm falling down a rabbit hole with this old ][ europlus I've had for years. The smoke came out of the power supply, so I replaced it with one from ReactiveMicro. Now it boots, and was working okay, until this morning. Now, no keyboard if you hit ctrl-reset. All other keys are ignored. Anyone have any ideas? (: Thanks, John (aka Mark)
