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PS/2 Mouse Adapter for Apple now available
- Subject: PS/2 Mouse Adapter for Apple now available
- From: Roger Johnstone <rojaws@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 10:42:12 +0000 (UTC)
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VintageWare PS/2 Mouse Adapter for Apple
Those of you who were at KansasFest last week may have seen Jay Edwards
demonstrating my PS/2 mouse adapter. It's a small adapter which lets a
PS/2 mouse (as used with IBM PC-compatibles) plug into an Apple mouse
port. It works with the mouse port on the AppleMouse card and the built-
in mouse port of the Apple IIc, IIc+ and Laser 128. It should also work
with the older Macintosh computers (128K, 512K, Plus), but I don't have
one to test it on.
The adapter has a pair of microcontrollers inside which translate the PS/
2 protocol into the Apple mouse format. No software changes or drivers
are needed on the Apple side.
With this adapter you can now use modern mice, including optical or
cordless PS/2 models, on an Apple II.
I've set up a web site for selling the adapter via PayPal at <http://
vintageware.orcon.net.nz/>. You can also find pictures and more
information there. The price is US$22.00 each, plus US$5.00 per order
for airmail delivery anywhere in the world. If you're in New Zealand you
can also pay in NZ dollars, see the web site for instructions.
If anyone has any questions just ask here and I'll be happy to answer
them.
--
Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
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PS/2 Mouse Adapter for Apple II or Mac
order at http://vintageware.orcon.net.nz