jessenator
Well-known member
I debated putting this in PCI PowerMacs, but it mainly concerns peripherals.
So the Motorola clones have PS/2 ports on the motherboard and I'm wondering what kind of support existed for PS/2 under MacOS at the time and if that support went beyond keyboard and mouse. That is, even if it existed at all.
What I'm looking at accomplishing is using a Gravis Firebird. I used to have an ADB version when I was a kid, but don't really want to shell out for the Apple (ADB) tax on a used one. There are PS/2 + PC joystick models for decent prices on ebay and maybe it could work. I know aside from using a Belkin adapter, it's not just pin swapping one mini DIN for another, and I reckon the drivers wouldn't exactly play nice.
So I guess
1) would any Mac Gravis driver work for a PS/2 peripheral, or is it only going to look for it over ADB?
2) is it worth it to adapt? Or should I pony up for a Mac version of the Firebird?
So the Motorola clones have PS/2 ports on the motherboard and I'm wondering what kind of support existed for PS/2 under MacOS at the time and if that support went beyond keyboard and mouse. That is, even if it existed at all.
What I'm looking at accomplishing is using a Gravis Firebird. I used to have an ADB version when I was a kid, but don't really want to shell out for the Apple (ADB) tax on a used one. There are PS/2 + PC joystick models for decent prices on ebay and maybe it could work. I know aside from using a Belkin adapter, it's not just pin swapping one mini DIN for another, and I reckon the drivers wouldn't exactly play nice.
So I guess
1) would any Mac Gravis driver work for a PS/2 peripheral, or is it only going to look for it over ADB?
2) is it worth it to adapt? Or should I pony up for a Mac version of the Firebird?