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a OLD MAC keyboard being used on a PC?? is this possible
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Jun 29, 2004, 04:55 PM
 
Hello.
This is my first post.
I do not have a mac, and i've never used one for more than a few minutes. Not that I have anything against them, i just can't afford one
anyways, that's not why i'm posting
I recently got an old mac keyboard(apple 2 perhaps, not sure). It is the old school kind and looks similar to this one.

This is the best picture of the ports i could find, there is one on each side.

I was wondering if there was anyway that I could get this to work on a pc? With an adaptor? Special cord? I'm going to radio shack after work,but i don't know if they'll be able to help.

thanks a lot
     
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Jun 29, 2004, 08:24 PM
 
You can use a Griffin iMate (google it) to turn it into a USB keyboard that works on any OS with HID (=generic mouse, keyboard, etc) support.

I don't know of any ADB->PS/2 adapters. (The reverse exists, to run PS/2 on ADB or USB.)

tooki
     
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Jun 29, 2004, 08:38 PM
 
You do know, though, that for the price of an adaptor you could probably buy a couple of PC keyboards
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