Powerbook 160 mod — #2

Post #2 by Bunsen

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Peripherals
Post Date	Sun, 30 Jan 2011 - 11:51
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powerbook-160-mod.22219/

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Very, very nice! I look forward to more photos and news as this hack progresses.

A few thoughts:

only issue is that some of the frame is visible / I could throw a strip of black plastic over it.

Any chance you'll have a leftover strip of Powerbook grey plastic that could go there? Or perhaps you could find some matching grey craft card?

The track ball should not be an issue since it seems to just be ADB on a ribbon so all thats needed there is an iMate adapter gutted and wired in to get it to USB.

Would it be possible to gut a USB trackball or mouse for the controller board and tap the raw feed from the ball?

The keyboard on the other hand is going to be the major hurtle in this thing.

LOL

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getting it wired up right is going to be tricky since theres no controller that matches that matrix on the keyboard

Could you use key re-mapping software? Assuming you can get a unique output for each key, and maybe wire directly to the modifier keys.