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From: ln63fzm
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1986 09:14
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1986 09:14
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Sorry for this diversion away from the current //gs talk, but I have a
request... actually, a couple...
I would appreciate any information any apple-wizards on the net might have
about turning my apple][ (thats apple][ {blank,plain,regular} ) into a
serious terminal. I have a hayes compatible external modem, a primitive,
but workable serial card, and a videx-compatible 80-column card...
I could write the necessary software, if necessary (6502 assembler, gack!)
but not desirable, but the big stumbling block is the old ]['s keyboard...
no lower case, no special characters, etc... my question is, is there a
keyboard that i can just plug in (hopefully detachable) that will address
my needs? how easy would it be to hardware hack one of the ibm compatible
keyboards out now to work? please e-mail any comments you might have to me,
as it seems the ol' apple][ has gone pretty quiet on the net...
Also, i may be coming into some money soon and would like to hear people's
opinions on going to the //gs as opposed to the ST or Amiga route... My
main use for such a system would mostly be for play (of course) but also
would include some (maybe lots of) program development in C....
thanks a bunch for your thoughts, opinions, flames, etc...
paul
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Paul Winkler @ University of California, San Diego Chapter
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