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Chynahhh.
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). -- 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump, and 200,000 more may die by the middle of January. :( |
Chynahhh.
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. |
Chynahhh.
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. -- 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump. :( |
Chynahhh.
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. |
Chynahhh.
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Chynahhh.
On Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 12:03:25 PM UTC-4, 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. Mechanical switch Cherry keyboards all the way! :) |
Chynahhh.
On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 10:35:41 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: On Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 12:03:25 PM UTC-4, 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. Mechanical switch Cherry keyboards all the way! :) I bought an industrial grade Cherry for my wife. It would tolerate a spilled cup of coffee. Run it under the shower, let it dry and rock on. It's around here somewhere I think. I have about 2 dozen keyboards here. |
Chynahhh.
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. -- Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump. :( |
Chynahhh.
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. Apple won't let you remap a keyboard? I doubt the protocol is that much different tho. Didn't we all steal it from Xerox or something? A mouse and a keyboard use the same Com spec. The cable on a Model M is plug in so it is easy to swap. |
Chynahhh.
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/ |
Chynahhh.
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. :( |
Chynahhh.
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 |
Chynahhh.
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. :( |
Chynahhh.
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. |
Chynahhh.
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. :( |
Chynahhh.
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. :( |
Chynahhh.
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). |
Chynahhh.
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. |
Chynahhh.
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. -- Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump. :( |
Chynahhh.
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. The new "freebie" keyboard arrived this evening. Seems pretty nice, with backlit keys that can be in red, blue, green, and white. Got it plugged into a USB port now to charge it up so I can try using it through bluetooth. -- Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump. :( |
Chynahhh.
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:56:40 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote: 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. Unless you are editing the whole "Victory at Sea" series as one big file, it is nowhere near 64GB even assuming a few copies in various states of edit. Sound editing is not very RAM intensive by today's standards. Even big files like a whole side of an LP disappears in a gig, even as a WAV file. I was doing that sort of thing with individual songs on 256 meg machines 20 years ago. |
Chynahhh.
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:51:02 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote: 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. The new "freebie" keyboard arrived this evening. Seems pretty nice, with backlit keys that can be in red, blue, green, and white. Got it plugged into a USB port now to charge it up so I can try using it through bluetooth. I have something similar on my shop machine but it is a slightly different flavor of 2.4g transmission. It still runs out to around 30 feet tho. That is handy if you are running a media machine in the entertainment center from your LaZBoy. I like the back lit keys because you can use it in the dark. (just the light of the TV) |
Chynahhh.
On 10/28/20 12:20 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:56:40 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: 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. Unless you are editing the whole "Victory at Sea" series as one big file, it is nowhere near 64GB even assuming a few copies in various states of edit. Sound editing is not very RAM intensive by today's standards. Even big files like a whole side of an LP disappears in a gig, even as a WAV file. I was doing that sort of thing with individual songs on 256 meg machines 20 years ago. I don't recall the price, but the four strips of mem chips I put into my iMac were name brand and available during an Amazon Black Friday sale at a very low price. I sort of recall paying about $100 for the "matched set," or something like that. -- Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump. :( |
Chynahhh.
On 10/28/20 12:24 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:51:02 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: 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. The new "freebie" keyboard arrived this evening. Seems pretty nice, with backlit keys that can be in red, blue, green, and white. Got it plugged into a USB port now to charge it up so I can try using it through bluetooth. I have something similar on my shop machine but it is a slightly different flavor of 2.4g transmission. It still runs out to around 30 feet tho. That is handy if you are running a media machine in the entertainment center from your LaZBoy. I like the back lit keys because you can use it in the dark. (just the light of the TV) Backlit keys are the bomb! :) This particular keyboard is pretty heavy, which is also to my liking. Came with a bag of replacement key caps if you want to use it on a Windoze computer and a wire wrench of some sort to pull off the existing key caps. -- Nearly 230,000+ Americans will never recover from the incompetence of Donald Trump. :( |
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