Re: According 'Apple II - FAQ' "Macintosh Plus Mouse" works w/IIc!

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Wayne Stewart wrote:

>Jeff Thomas wrote:
>> Within "Apple II Csa2 FAQs: Input Devices, Part 15/25"  in section 26
>> (see below), it says that "Macintosh Plus" mouse works on //c or IIe
>> with a mouse card. Has anybody actually tried it? Because I can't get my
>> one working properly. :-(
>
>The ones I've tried have worked but there's a number of different Mac
>Plus mice. 6 or 7 years ago I opened up a couple dozen of them and
>found about 6 different designs. I remember being surprised that a
>mouse with one part number would have several different internal
>designs. I wonder if Apple subcontracted them and the subcontractors
>designed their own mechanism?
>
>Anyway there have been enough reports of Mac mice mot working with the
>IIe and IIc to surmise one of the designs is incompatible.

Or that old Mac mice have a tendency to have a wire broken.  ;-)

-michael

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