> So, how easy is it to crock up a keyboard and mouse for either machine?
> Can I modify IBM gear to fit the bill?
The 512K uses an older mouse that is internally compatible with a PC
bus mouse or an Amiga mouse, just one button. I do not know the pinout
of the Mac, but it should be a trivial exercise to build a pin swabber.
You could build a pin swabber for an Amiga mouse with two 9-25 pin
adapters and a 25 pin "user configurable" plug box (two connectors,
a circuit board, a bunch of jumper wires, all the size of a large
null modem enclosure). The keyboard is Mac proprietary.
The SE, as another poster pointed out, used ADB. There are clone mice
and keyboards about, but you'll drop as much as the SE is worth trying
to pick up a new mouse and keyboard for it.
The SE can go to 4Mb, take an internal 3.5" SCSI drive (but non-apple
drives need third-party formatters), and is somewhat useful. The 512K
can take some snap-in accessories (I have a Dove board w/512K and SCSI),
but they are rare now. Oh, only some 512K's (512Ke) have double-sided
drives. Few SE's have FDHD drives (1.44Mb).
Enjoy,
-ethan
Received on Wed Jun 24 1998 - 14:33:08 BST
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