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The keyboard uses a P8049AH, which I don't think any Apple keyboards used. The header on the board is meant for PS/2, but when it was still used was probably hijacked to put out ADB. Also, the matrix is weird as hell (I mapped it out, check the Imgur link at the beginning of the post), and half of ...

Probably not. The thing I bought was a NOS MacColby SE case + keyboard found in the CEO's basement. He had also an extra keyboard for sale, and that was missing the controller. I assume when they finally got assembled they would install a specially programmed microcontroller to get it working. If it ...

This keyboard seems to have been used in a few 286-portables…

Sure it's this exact keyboard you're seeing elsewhere? The layout is a compact version of the IBM AT , which was very widely copied indeed.

What's your goal with this: to use the keyboard on a vintage ADB Mac exclusively? Or to ...

Hi there,
Would finding the mask rom for the microcontroller be an option? This keyboard seems to have been used in a few 286-portables, and i've seen a few people find them on this website. If one would be kind enough to dump the rom and send it to me, I could reflash it and get a PS/2 version of ...

Hi there, first post on the Deskthority forum.
I recently bought a MacColby SE shell for restoration, and I'm currently working on the keyboard.
The keyboard is a KTK-1086 Ver 1.2, with unknown (i assume the alps clone) switches. However, it's missing the main controller that the keyboard would ...