Re: [NTLK] Newton Keyboard question

From: Grant Hutchinson <grant_at_splorp.com>
Date: Tue Aug 18 2009 - 12:40:04 EDT

On Aug 18, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Dennis B. Swaney wrote:

> Using a Keyspan USA-28x dual-serial port adapter, can a Newton
> keyboard
> be used with a Mac running Mac OS 10.4.11? I need a small keyboard
> for a
> confined space and was wondering if this would work?

Nope. Not without an OS X-compatible driver/enabler on the Mac side of
things. There is a 'Newton Keyboard Enabler' for System 7 that
includes the source code. Perhaps some smart person could hack
together an OS X-savvy version?

http://www.sarnau.info/software:newton_keyboard_enabler

g.

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