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Re: IIe mouse troubleshoot: moves



Glenn Fisher wrote:
> 
> David Phillips wrote:
> >
> > Why worry about fixing the mouse get one from a Mac plus they can be got for
> > 5 to 10 dollars it is the same
> >
> > David Phillips
> > Apple macintosh Association  of QLD
> > Brisbane/Australia
> 
> I don't believe this is true.  The MacPlus didn't have a ADB bus.
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The Mouse IIe is not ADB either. It requires an interface card that the mouse
connects to via a DB-9 plug (if memory serves correctly). I believe that's the
same plug used on pre-ADB Macs. While they may have been wired differently,
that wouldn't make much sense economically.
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