[NTLK] Using a Newton keyboard via Serial-USB adapter

[Andrew Beals]

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Frank Gruendel <newtontalk at pda-soft.de>wrote:

> > Let's get this straight, you want to be able to use a Newton keyboard on
> a
> Mac or PC?
>
> No, I don't. But someone asked me if it can be done, and I wasn't sure.
>

It seems as if it can be done:

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


>
> > If I could get the comm protocol for the Newton keyboard, I could make a
> thingie that
> > would generate USB keyboard messages.


See above.


> No drivers necessary. But is there a
> need for
> > such a thing?
>
> Well, at least one person seems to want it ;-)
>
>
It was a nice little keyboard, much like the Apple IIGS keyboard, which was
ADB.