Are you asking for more than informational purposes? They hybrid keyboards were either one or the other, they would not translate any signals. So an ADB mouse would not work with the RJ-10 connectors and vice-versa. The ADB Mouse had a different chip on it than the DB-9 which handled a two-way communication, whereas the ADB depended entirely on the logicboard. If one wanted a better -looking mouse, there were many third party alternatives besides Apple at the time. The internals of an ADB & DB-9 mouse are similar enough that one could probably transfer them if they were determined enough.
But there were no converters, either for the keyboards or the mice. On Jun 7, 6:52 pm, James Fraser <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know if an ADB mouse can be used successfully with a DB-9 mouse > port-equipped Mac (e.g. a Mac Plus)? > > I'm wondering if anyone came up with such a hack circa 1986 when the Apple > Desktop Bus Mouse (Model No. A9M0331) became available, seeing as how it was > far more stylish-looking (and at least somewhat kinder to the hand) than the > Mac Plus's stock mouse (the M0100). > > However, after viewing the pinouts for both DB-9 and ADB, I'm guessing such a > hack is not possible, but that's purely a guess on my part. I seem to have > come into possession of a PS/2-serial adapter, but have never heard of an ADB > equivalent. > > If the above is correct, (and please don't be shy about telling me it isn't!) > I guess that leaves me with one of the old dual keyboards. And by that I > mean: IIRC, several vendors offered dual-connector keyboards which could be > switched between the Plus's RJ-11 connector and the newer ADB-equipped Macs. > > What I don't recall is if any of these dual-connector keyboards had built-in > ADB ports that would allow you to plug in an ADB mouse into the keyboard as > well, or if they had one RJ-11 connector, one ADB connector and that was it. > Although if the ADB cable wasn't hard-wired to the keyboard, I'm thinking > that it might be possible to connect an ADB splitter to the keyboard's ADB > port and gain an extra ADB port that way. > > Anyone? > > Best, > > James Fraser --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
