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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Keyboard question |
| Date | 2025-08-20 17:32 +1200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <1083mlk$53k4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <1082v8t$len$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2025-08-19 22:53:17 +0000, super70s said: > I use an Apple A1242 keyboard on a couple of my newer iMacs > (hard-wired). I like them because they're about as compact as possible > and seem to be pretty reliable. > > I also use an old PowerMac G4 MDD pretty often which I've always used > Apple M2452 keyboards with. Those keyboards don't have the best > reliability and they're dust/hair/grit collectors and I'm always having > to order (used, of course) replacements for them on eBay. If it is only dirt under the keys, then you can pop the keys off fairly easily (the longer ones such as the spacebar, shift, etc. can be a bit of a pain to get back on, so perhaps leave those on). If the dirt has gotten inside the casing itself, then it is more difficult to do because of the plastic clip that easily breaks. <https://siber-sonic.com/mac/keyboards/M2452.html>. > My question is would an Apple A1242 keyboard work on the G3? I would at > least have to order a USB cord extension so it would reach all the way > to the G4 tower (on the floor). But if I did that would it work okay? > Never thought about doing this before but I'm sick of those old M2452 > keyboards going bad. The Apple A1242 wired keyboard specs say it works with MacOS X 10.5.6 or newer. It may or may not work with older versions of the OS. The simplest option would be to just try it on the PowerMac. Plug the keyboard into the back and use it on the floor if necessary, to see if it will work. Another option is any old cheap Windows keyboard which should work, although you usually have to remap the Command and Option keys since Windows has them the wrong way around.
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Keyboard question super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-08-19 17:53 -0500
Re: Keyboard question Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-20 17:32 +1200
Re: Keyboard question super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-08-20 01:48 -0500
Re: Keyboard question Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-20 19:30 +1200
Re: Keyboard question super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-08-20 06:23 -0500
Re: Keyboard question Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-21 09:02 +1200
Re: Keyboard question super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-08-20 16:27 -0500
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Re: Keyboard question super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2025-08-20 22:31 -0500
Re: Keyboard question Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2025-08-21 18:41 +1200
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