My Reply follows quote. On 01/03/2004 11:27 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >>Is anyone aware of a USB-to-ADB converter that will allow the use of >>USB devices requiring built-in USB on older PCI Macs (such as the >>8600/9600) that do not have this feature by connecting them through >>an ADB port? Or a converter than will allow the use of USB printers >>by connecting them to the Mac printer port (I never can remember if >>Macs use serial or parrallel)? >> >>-- >>Michael McMurtrey >> >---------------------- > >At the price that USB cards are and the ease of installation ( >DESPITE any impression you may get from reading this list ! ) a >hardware kludge to plug USB devices into ADB ports just does not make >sense at all. IMHO of course ! > >Adrian ------------------------ There are devices to allow you to use serial devices on computers that have only a USB port but not the other way around. ADB is a REALLY slow type of serial port and it certainly would make no sense to try to reverse engineer a USB fast device to "talk" to an ADB port.
Mac serial ports and ADB ports are OLD technology. I expect it is "trivial" to make new technology adapt to old, but not the other way around. A jet engine may propel an old propeller aircraft, but it would be much harder to put a propeller engine on a jet aircraft. Ken -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
