04-24-2021, 05:23 AM
I don't think Apple had any say in the design of USB connectors. I thought that was mainly Intel with input from DEC. Apple of course eventually made the symmetrical lightning connector, which I wish would replace USB. It is inherently much stronger than the USB-C connector.
I don't know what the licencing might be like for the firmware. But it is closed source.
I yoostaby fluent in 8086. I fully abandoned that when it became obvious that Windows 95 was the future. I couldn't put together three lines of 8086 today. It is my opinion, right or wrong, that if we're going to have a fully functional keyboard and a touchpad without serious hysteresis, someone is going to have to write the firmware from scratch in 8051. If I had the time to invest in writing that, I'd spend it to reverse engineer the hardware and replace the microcontroller with a 65c816 and support, which wouldn't be helpful to anyone but myself, unfortunately.
I don't know what the licencing might be like for the firmware. But it is closed source.
I yoostaby fluent in 8086. I fully abandoned that when it became obvious that Windows 95 was the future. I couldn't put together three lines of 8086 today. It is my opinion, right or wrong, that if we're going to have a fully functional keyboard and a touchpad without serious hysteresis, someone is going to have to write the firmware from scratch in 8051. If I had the time to invest in writing that, I'd spend it to reverse engineer the hardware and replace the microcontroller with a 65c816 and support, which wouldn't be helpful to anyone but myself, unfortunately.