Re: ADB and the mouse

[jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu (Jim Wong)]

In article <289cp8$8tv@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> pbauer@athena.mit.edu (Paul H Bauer) writes:
>>|> 	I have a question for you technical gurus,
>>|> 	Can the 4 pin din on the rear of the GS have a splitter put in it so 
>>|> 	that the mouse doesn't need to be plugged into the keyboard?
>>|> 	Can a //c mouse be used on this turkey?
>>No, a //c mouse won't work. It must be an ADB device.
>>
>	Not quite true, there is a company, and someone one the net will
> remember, that does sell a y cable for the GS and MAC ADB ports to allow
>2 devices to be plugged into the port. This was handy for the owners whose
>ADB port on their  key board got loose.
>

This doesn't change the fact that you can't use a //c mouse.

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Jim Wong (jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu)