Mac Restore CDs/Manuals

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Nov 22 05:34:05 2001

On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Chris wrote:

> >I have a non working 128k unit I'd sure like to get around to fixing...It
> >actually worked before I located a keyboard and mouse for it, I think I
> >used the wrong type of keyboard cable. When I powered it up with the
> >keyboard, heard a snap, and it didn't work anymore :/
>
> YIKES!
>
> Yeah, the keyboard cable is supposed to be straight pinned (or was that
> cross pinned... no it was straight pinned). A standard phone cable is
> cross pinned (or was that straight pinned... no was cross pinned... LOL).
> If you use a standard phone cable, you will fry the keyboard controller
> chip. I am sure that was the snap you heard.

I used a keyboard cable for some sort of HP gear, I had 2-3 brand new ones
laying around, and figured they might work.

> You can always use the mouse and the Key Caps desk accessory, type by
> clicking the letters, then choose cut and paste to move it to whatever
> you are trying to type in... PITA, but it actually does work (I had to do
> it once when my sister took the keyboard away from me, and I had to get a
> paper finished for school... it took me all night, but I finished it...
> and promptly beat the stuffing out of her the next morning)

Eh...I've got other working machines, so I don't think I need to use it
quite *that* bad :)

-Toth
Received on Thu Nov 22 2001 - 05:34:05 GMT