On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 17:50 -0800, Jonas Lopez wrote: > Connector identification assistance needed > > Sorry to bother you all, but I am in need of a simple connector converter to > go from our older G3 keyboard and mouse round connectors to the new G4 flat > connectors for same. I have one, but it is wrong gender. > > The older one was 6 pin round and the new one is 4 pin square. I am under the > impression that 2 pins are not used, hopping so. > > The converter needs to be male round to flat that I guess it is male, it is > the gender that I will plug into the back of the G4. Maybe that is male??? > > I have on my desk a green plastic one that is round to square. The round end > has pins (male), but the square end is the same as the one on the G4 and is > wrong since I need to plug in this converter to the back if the G4, so it is > the wrong gender.
Jonas, The G3s used an ADB connection for the keyboard and mouse, which requires an active converter to use on the G4s, which have USB. The best one I know of is the Griffin iMate, which is out of production, but can occasionally be found on eBay. I've got a CompuCable adapter, which works pretty well, that I spent $35 or so on, so I can use my Extended Keyboard II with my G5/iMac/ThinkPad/G3 Lombards/Eee/etc.. Unless you have a great ADB keyboard, like the Extended or Extended II, you'll be much better off getting a cheap USB board for $5-10.. I only dropped that much money on the adapter, because I love my Extended II. Just my $0.02, Caleb -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
