Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 13:43:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Pete Rittwage" <peter at rittwage.com>
To: cctalk at
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Subject: Wanted: Apple Keyboard Encoder MM5740AA/E
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Hi guys,
I apologize if this isn't the place for this...
These come up on eBay every so often, but they are untested or I miss
them. Does anyone have any spares of this old chip? I've got an old
Apple II that I'd like to use the regular keyboard instead of a PS/2
adapter.
I purchased some of the "C" variant (MM5740AA/C) some time back, but they
have a different key mapping than the Apple computers. If someone needs
those I can post for free or trade. I have no idea what keyboard they
were used in.
I have an MM5740AAC/N which I used to keep an industrial control
working. It hasn't been turned on in 13 years, but ought to still
be good. The key codes are in the data sheets, which ought to
still be searchable online. I made an adaptor board that plugs into
the MM5740 socket and recodes for the funny char sequence that
that particular machine used. It uses a 2732 as the code translator.
Jon