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From: tecot@apple.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: External Numeric Keypads
Message-ID: <906@apple.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Jun-87 14:17:12 EDT
Article-I.D.: apple.906
Posted: Tue Jun  2 14:17:12 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 4-Jun-87 06:49:23 EDT
Reply-To: tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot)
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA
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Keywords: Beam me up, Scotty!

In article <6104@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> hallett@desdemona.UUCP () writes:
>
>Need a little info...
>
>I posted a few days ago about finding a numeric keypad to go along with my
>old keyboard now that I have upgraded to a Mac+.  I can't bear to part with
>it.
>
>I have since run across a product from Cambridge Automation called a Numeric
>Turbo.  It combines a trackball (identical to Turbo Mouse) with a numeric
>keypad.  "Great package!", says me.  Then, in fine print, the bane of all
>upgradees:  "Incompatible with Mac Plus".  Woe is me.
>
>Then I thought about it.  Is it really Mac+ incompatible, or will it just
>not work in conjunction with the Mac+ keyboard?  I'm not too knowledgeable
>in this area, but it seems that since it worked with Mac 512, and the
>key codes couldn't have changed much (or else the old keyboards wouldn't 
>work), that it would still push out char codes that could be interpreted, but
>may conflict with those pushed out by the new Mac+ keyboard.
>
>Am I all wet?  Does anyone have access to knowledge of this beastie or,
>even better, be able to test this combination out?

I would look for a dealer to let me test it out.  It might be a problem with
the Mac Plus keyboard, or with the 128K ROMs.  Even the Apple numeric
keypad has some trouble on the 128K ROMs.  Also, be sure to test it out
on system 4.1, as some of the third-party keyboard software is incompatible
(they modify the driver code in-memory <gag!>)

My recommendation is NOT to buy this product unless you can test it thoroughly
first.

						_emt