On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/


Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB. Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard, from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.

--
Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of
Donald Trump.

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/


Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB. Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard, from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/


Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB. Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard, from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

--
Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of
Donald Trump.

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:34:59 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/


Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB. Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard, from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

OK then you are not going to be using a Modem M unless someone can
come up with a PS/2 to USB protocol adapter, not just a wiring
adapter. Most newer keyboards will handle both. That is why they make
those adapters.

On 10/26/20 10:43 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:34:59 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/


Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB. Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard, from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

OK then you are not going to be using a Modem M unless someone can
come up with a PS/2 to USB protocol adapter, not just a wiring
adapter. Most newer keyboards will handle both. That is why they make
those adapters.



My iMac has these ports on the backside:

3.5 mm headphone jack
SDXC card slot
Four USB-A ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

I have my external speakers plugged into the headphone jack, a 150
gigabit card in the SDXC slot, a router plugged into the Ethernet port,
and a powered multiport device plugged into one of the USB-C ports, with
a bunch of USB stuff plugged into the device. Also, my secondary backup
device, a portable SSD, is plugged into the other USB-C port. I
alternate between wired and Bluetooth keyboards and mice. I have a bunch
of Mac mice, but I really prefer some of the more traditional mice.
Right now, my favorite is a pretty inexpensive MacAlly wired mouse. I'm
not a big fan of trackpads. At the moment, I am using a wired MacAlly
full size "clicky" keyboard. I upload current videos onto the SDXC card
and after watching them, if I want to keep them, I transfer them over to
the freestanding server. I can play videos from anywhere in the house
via wi-fi, on devices and on TV screens.

I used to toss all sorts of hardware upgrades into the PCs I used to
run, but the only thing I've done to the iMac is pull out the two 4GB
ram chip strips (8GB) it came with and replaced them four 32GB ram chip
strips, for a total of 128GB of ram.

I don't dive into PCs anymore. I did change the battery and SSD drive on
my old Macbook Air, and aside from messing with really tiny screws, it
was pretty easy to pull out and replace both.




--
Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of
Donald Trump.

On 10/27/20 9:27 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 10/26/20 10:43 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:34:59 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site
drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on
its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger
or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really
like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife
nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also
getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My
keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that
kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used
"clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky
clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be
found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not
get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/



Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB.
Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard,
from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are
third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
Â*Â* If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not
work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

OK then you are not going to be using a Modem M unless someone can
come up with a PS/2 to USB protocol adapter, not just a wiring
adapter. Most newer keyboards will handle both. That is why they make
those adapters.



My iMac has these ports on the backside:

3.5 mm headphone jack
SDXC card slot
Four USB-A ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

I have my external speakers plugged into the headphone jack, a 150
gigabit card in the SDXC slot, a router plugged into the Ethernet port,
and a powered multiport device plugged into one of the USB-C ports, with
a bunch of USB stuff plugged into the device. Also, my secondary backup
device, a portable SSD, is plugged into the other USB-C port. I
alternate between wired and Bluetooth keyboards and mice. I have a bunch
of Mac mice, but I really prefer some of the more traditional mice.
Right now, my favorite is a pretty inexpensive MacAlly wired mouse. I'm
not a big fan of trackpads. At the moment, I am using a wired MacAlly
full size "clicky" keyboard. I upload current videos onto the SDXC card
and after watching them, if I want to keep them, I transfer them over to
the freestanding server. I can play videos from anywhere in the house
via wi-fi, on devices and on TV screens.

I used to toss all sorts of hardware upgrades into the PCs I used to
run, but the only thing I've done to the iMac is pull out the two 4GB
ram chip strips (8GB) it came with and replaced them four 32GB ram chip
strips, for a total of ***128GB*** of ram.

I don't dive into PCs anymore. I did change the battery and SSD drive on
my old Macbook Air, and aside from messing with really tiny screws, it
was pretty easy to pull out and replace both.





***Whoops...make that "...four 16GB ram chip strips, for a total of 64GB
of ram."

--
Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of
Donald Trump.

On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:27:46 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 10:43 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:34:59 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used "clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/


Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB. Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard, from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

OK then you are not going to be using a Modem M unless someone can
come up with a PS/2 to USB protocol adapter, not just a wiring
adapter. Most newer keyboards will handle both. That is why they make
those adapters.



My iMac has these ports on the backside:

3.5 mm headphone jack
SDXC card slot
Four USB-A ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

I have my external speakers plugged into the headphone jack, a 150
gigabit card in the SDXC slot, a router plugged into the Ethernet port,
and a powered multiport device plugged into one of the USB-C ports, with
a bunch of USB stuff plugged into the device. Also, my secondary backup
device, a portable SSD, is plugged into the other USB-C port. I
alternate between wired and Bluetooth keyboards and mice. I have a bunch
of Mac mice, but I really prefer some of the more traditional mice.
Right now, my favorite is a pretty inexpensive MacAlly wired mouse. I'm
not a big fan of trackpads. At the moment, I am using a wired MacAlly
full size "clicky" keyboard. I upload current videos onto the SDXC card
and after watching them, if I want to keep them, I transfer them over to
the freestanding server. I can play videos from anywhere in the house
via wi-fi, on devices and on TV screens.

I used to toss all sorts of hardware upgrades into the PCs I used to
run, but the only thing I've done to the iMac is pull out the two 4GB
ram chip strips (8GB) it came with and replaced them four 32GB ram chip
strips, for a total of 128GB of ram.

I don't dive into PCs anymore. I did change the battery and SSD drive on
my old Macbook Air, and aside from messing with really tiny screws, it
was pretty easy to pull out and replace both.

I am not doing much hardware hacking these days either. I know a guy
up there who works for Chuck County schools as a contractor and he
always has a lot of old PCs laying around that have plenty of life in
them for what I do. I just give him $100 or so and get a nice gently
used W/7 machine when I want another one. I have 3, I got from him, to
replace the XP machines my wife's club threw away. You need 7 to
stream these days and I still hate 10. I have one under the living
room TV, one in the shop and one in the tiki bar.
This machine is an Intel board based machine I did speed up a little
with more memory. If I was going to do anything to it, I might add
more. I did put an SSD in as my C: but other than rendering Agent
threads faster, I didn't see much improvement. My old spinning C: was
starting to get cranky. (soft errors).

On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:31:09 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/27/20 9:27 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 10/26/20 10:43 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:34:59 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site
drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on
its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger
or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really
like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife
nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also
getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My
keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that
kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used
"clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky
clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be
found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not
get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/



Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB.
Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard,
from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are
third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
Â*Â* If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not
work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

OK then you are not going to be using a Modem M unless someone can
come up with a PS/2 to USB protocol adapter, not just a wiring
adapter. Most newer keyboards will handle both. That is why they make
those adapters.



My iMac has these ports on the backside:

3.5 mm headphone jack
SDXC card slot
Four USB-A ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

I have my external speakers plugged into the headphone jack, a 150
gigabit card in the SDXC slot, a router plugged into the Ethernet port,
and a powered multiport device plugged into one of the USB-C ports, with
a bunch of USB stuff plugged into the device. Also, my secondary backup
device, a portable SSD, is plugged into the other USB-C port. I
alternate between wired and Bluetooth keyboards and mice. I have a bunch
of Mac mice, but I really prefer some of the more traditional mice.
Right now, my favorite is a pretty inexpensive MacAlly wired mouse. I'm
not a big fan of trackpads. At the moment, I am using a wired MacAlly
full size "clicky" keyboard. I upload current videos onto the SDXC card
and after watching them, if I want to keep them, I transfer them over to
the freestanding server. I can play videos from anywhere in the house
via wi-fi, on devices and on TV screens.

I used to toss all sorts of hardware upgrades into the PCs I used to
run, but the only thing I've done to the iMac is pull out the two 4GB
ram chip strips (8GB) it came with and replaced them four 32GB ram chip
strips, for a total of ***128GB*** of ram.

I don't dive into PCs anymore. I did change the battery and SSD drive on
my old Macbook Air, and aside from messing with really tiny screws, it
was pretty easy to pull out and replace both.





***Whoops...make that "...four 16GB ram chip strips, for a total of 64GB
of ram."

You have more RAM than I have C: drive. I doubt you can use it all
unless IOS is more bloated than Windoze.

On 10/27/20 3:29 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:31:09 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/27/20 9:27 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 10/26/20 10:43 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:34:59 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/26/20 6:13 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 08:14:58 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 9:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:02:48 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:22 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:34:14 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 12:03 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:20:06 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 10/25/20 6:17 AM, Justan O. wrote:
On 10/24/20 5:47 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
I don't know what it is, but I won some sort of site
drawing for an
Apple accessory, but not an Apple- branded one. It is on
its way from
Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland. Probably a device charger
or cable(s).


Appleseeds from China. Plant them and see what develops.

As it turns out, it is a clickety-click keyboard, I think.

I have a pretty good selection of keyboards here and I really
like the
feel of the old IBM Type M but the clicky thing makes my wife
nuts so
I use a back lit soft key Logitech most of the time. I am also
getting
pretty used to wireless so cords tend to irritate me. My
keyboard is
usually in my lap and the mouse runs on the arm of my chair.


I've got three hardly ever used Apple issue keyboards, wired and
bluetooth, sitting in a drawer. I still prefer keyboards that
kind of
remind me of an IBM Selectric typewriter. Mostly, I used
"clacky" and
cheap MacAlly keyboards. If the incoming keyboard is a clacky
clunky
type, I'll give it a serious whirl.

I can send you a model M if your Apples can handle a real PS/2
keyboard. That is the original buckling spring keyboard IBM gave
people who were moving from Selectrics.


I doubt it would work, even if a connector adapter could be
found. The
key maps are different and without a way to remap them, you'd not
get it
to work.

I saw this
https://www.addictivetips.com/mac-os...rd-with-a-mac/



Yeah, and I came across a connector that converts PS/2 to USB.
Worth an
experiment, I suppose. I always liked the IBM model M keyboard,
from the
1980s. The Apple keyboards are stylish, but for me, they are
third-rate
in terms of touch and feel. Mine sit in a drawer.
Â*Â* If you don't have a real keyboard port on the mac, this may not
work.
Mod Ms never heard of USB


Keyboards and mice "work" on contemporary Mac computers via Bluetooth or
through a USB connection port. There is no "real" keyboard port. One of
my Mac keyboards will work wired or via Bluetooth. It recharges via
connection through a USB port, just like an iPhone. I just got a
delivery notification saying my new freebie "Chinese" keyboard prize
will arrive Wednesday. If it is what I think, it will connect via
Bluetooth or USB, and recharge via USB.

OK then you are not going to be using a Modem M unless someone can
come up with a PS/2 to USB protocol adapter, not just a wiring
adapter. Most newer keyboards will handle both. That is why they make
those adapters.



My iMac has these ports on the backside:

3.5 mm headphone jack
SDXC card slot
Four USB-A ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports
10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

I have my external speakers plugged into the headphone jack, a 150
gigabit card in the SDXC slot, a router plugged into the Ethernet port,
and a powered multiport device plugged into one of the USB-C ports, with
a bunch of USB stuff plugged into the device. Also, my secondary backup
device, a portable SSD, is plugged into the other USB-C port. I
alternate between wired and Bluetooth keyboards and mice. I have a bunch
of Mac mice, but I really prefer some of the more traditional mice.
Right now, my favorite is a pretty inexpensive MacAlly wired mouse. I'm
not a big fan of trackpads. At the moment, I am using a wired MacAlly
full size "clicky" keyboard. I upload current videos onto the SDXC card
and after watching them, if I want to keep them, I transfer them over to
the freestanding server. I can play videos from anywhere in the house
via wi-fi, on devices and on TV screens.

I used to toss all sorts of hardware upgrades into the PCs I used to
run, but the only thing I've done to the iMac is pull out the two 4GB
ram chip strips (8GB) it came with and replaced them four 32GB ram chip
strips, for a total of ***128GB*** of ram.

I don't dive into PCs anymore. I did change the battery and SSD drive on
my old Macbook Air, and aside from messing with really tiny screws, it
was pretty easy to pull out and replace both.





***Whoops...make that "...four 16GB ram chip strips, for a total of 64GB
of ram."

You have more RAM than I have C: drive. I doubt you can use it all
unless IOS is more bloated than Windoze.


I do some video and sound editing for fun and profit. Uses lots of
RAM for swap files.

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