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How to connect keyboard to Mac Plus?

How to connect keyboard to Mac Plus? Peripherals 6 posts Aug 1, 2007 — Aug 1, 2007

#1 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 - 07:34

Hey there!

I just got a Mac Plus dropped off for free at my house, but it seems like I can't figure it out. I know where the mouse goes, that's a given... but what about the keyboard? The keyboard has a phone line looking plug, but I can't match it up with anything on the Mac Plus... am I that oblivious?

#2 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 - 08:09

It is under the front...

Code:

             |
            |
            |    &lt;--Screen
          _|
         |
        {   &lt;--Phone Jack
         |

(Only use REAL mac phonecable!! I generic phone cable will kill the Plus)

#3 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 - 15:02

(Only use REAL mac phonecable!! I generic phone cable will kill the Plus)

You can make your own by taking a regular phone cord, removing one end and crimping on a new connector rotated 180 degrees.

#4 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 - 16:34

Ah-ha! You guys are wonderful. I have no idea how I spent 10 minutes trying to figure it out, and missed out on that...

Now I just need to find a full bootable 800k floppy image of 6.0.8 ...

#5 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 - 16:55

Alternatively, this may be a more painless way of getting one.

System 6.0.8 is available for 800kB and 1.4MB diskettes.

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#6 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 - 17:00

OK Cool, thanks. Although as dumb as this sounds, the keyboard already had the cable... I just needed to figure out where to plug it in on the computer itself... Whoops.