As mentioned in my post about IIe keyswitches, I acquired a couple of IIgs
machines at the same time as the IIe (along with an AppleColor RGB monitor)
- but no ADB keyboards or mice.
I've just checked over both systems; one has an Apple memory expansion
board fitted (2MB, I think) and the other has a Harris GS Sauce memory
expansion board (also 2MB via a pair of 1MB simms) and what I think is an
Apple SCSI board (nifty!).
Both seem to power up OK and sit there trying to boot from non-existent
media (display via composite; I don't know if the CRT monitor works - it's
on the to-do list to make a cable).
Anyway, the machine with the SCSI card looks to be an earlier board, and
has a keyboard socket soldered to the PCB. Wikipedia seems to suggest that
this should accept the keyboard from my IIe, albeit with reduced
functionality over a genuine ADB keyboard - however, is it as simple as
plugging it in, or are there other tweaks that are necessary for it to
work? (e.g. perhaps worst-case a ROM change for a ROM that I don't have!).
Although I'd like to get an ADB keyboard and rodent, I'm curious to see if
the IIe keyboard will work in the meantime...
cheers
Jules