on 03/12/19 2:18 AM, Timothy Virkkala at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I got a 7500/G3 (xlr8) Mac up and running at the local computer center; the > only Mac there, amidst many, many PCs. I have a question about it, however. > > The previous owner had put in a USB upgrade card. And the only thing he > plugged into it was a keyboard and mouse. > > Now, in the process of improving the performance of the Mac, I had to do > numerous restarts and desktop rebuilds and the like. I found the USB > keyboard to be a huge nuisance at this stage: it wouldn't work with > extensions off. > > IS THERE ANY GOOD REASON to switch from ADB to USB on an older Mac? > > I can't think of one. Any partisans of USB out there who like it on these > older Macs? > > What do you do when you have to fix the o.s.? Just never use Extensions Off? > Is there a work-around to this problem? > > Since I had to do force restarts a number of times before I improved system > performance, Extensions Off seemed inevitable.... and the USB keyboard and > mouse bothersome. > If your system is running fine now then I suggest sticking with an ADB keyboard, but store the ADB mouse in a filing cabinet (in case of emergencies) and get yourself a USB optical 2 button mouse.
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