Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...

NeXT Computer, Inc. -> NeXT Black Hardware

Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: cubist on January 20, 2016, 10:17:32 PM
http://hackaday.com/2016/01/20/lady-ada-turns-next-equipment-into-something-useful/
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: barcher174 on January 21, 2016, 01:45:40 AM
I generally like her stuff but I was underwhelmed on this one. I wouldn't really call it a hack to hook up the internal speaker to a USB sound card. I was hoping she was going to control it externally. And the horror of using the non-adb version. :D
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: cbrunschen on January 21, 2016, 04:48:57 AM
Quote from: "barcher174"I generally like her stuff but I was underwhelmed on this one. I wouldn't really call it a hack to hook up the internal speaker to a USB sound card. I was hoping she was going to control it externally. And the horror of using the non-adb version. :D

Is the protocol for the sound box documented anywhere? i.e., would it be possible to build a replacement for a failed sound box?
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: barcher174 on January 21, 2016, 06:07:45 PM
It is not documented and a replacement is often requested.
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: cbrunschen on January 22, 2016, 03:23:58 AM
Quote from: "barcher174"It is not documented and a replacement is often requested.

Hm, this page about the NeXT keyboard bus (http://www.68k.org/~degs/nextkeyboard.html) (linked from this one about repairing a NeXTCube that did not respond to its keyboard at all (http://www.jax184.com/projects/NeXT/NeXT.html)) seems to have the beginnings of something about the data on the bus, at least as it comes from the keyboard (and soundbox) to the computer.

... and of course this is old and well known and has been improved on already (http://www.mind-to-mind.com/blog/2012/01-01-2012.html).
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: pentium on January 22, 2016, 08:04:32 PM
BMOW mentioned it on 68KMLA last year that he bought out the world's inventory for his cruddy floppy disk emulators.
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: Scutboy on January 22, 2016, 08:43:05 PM
I have to disagree, Pentium - the FloppyEmu is a pretty nice piece of work, and a boon to the vintage Mac/Apple collector.
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: pentium on January 23, 2016, 09:46:41 PM
Bah. While it might eliminate the Chicken or Egg scenario first time mac users have I still prefer using the good old floppy disk.
Title: Well, we know where the DB-19 connectors went...
Post by: calvinb on January 24, 2016, 07:12:21 AM
Quote from: "pentium"good old floppy disk.

Great joke!

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