Mdwright (mdwright@aol.com) wrote:
: Thanks for the replies.
: Dave, you nailed it. When I got the GS, the 'puter was plugged into
: left side of keyboard, mouse into right. I reversed 'em, per your suggestion,
: and the keyboard works fine, but still no mouse. Ergo, I need to
: resolder the left side connector, and try the mouse again.
: Should the mouse work if plugged directly to computer (no keyboard)?
: I have only one GS, one keyboard, and one mouse, so "known good"
: parts swaps are not really an option.
The mouse should work if plugged directly into the GS' ADB port with no
keyboard. That would, however, make word processing and terminal
applications a little difficult to operate. 8-)
My suggestion is that you go ahead and fix the keyboard (=$free if you
have a soldering iron and a #2 Phillips screwdriver). But for a nominal
fee, your local Macintosh dealer will sell you an ADB extension cable with
two ADB ports on it; in other words, another option would be to get one of
those two-port cables and plug the keyboard into one port, the mouse into
the other. I almost did something like that myself when I had the
computer located to the right of and below my desk (now it is to the left
and below...), as I am right handed and prefer to have my mouse on the
right. But that's another issue entirely... 8-)
--Dave Althoff, ][.
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