AdonVonPanzern Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 So I recently got a Mac plus with only a mouse and was wondering if there was a way to solder a adb cable to a standers rj10 cable to use on the front of the mac plus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compgeke Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 Nope. Completely different electronically. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sstaylor Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Here's a link to a project to hook up an adb or ps/2 keyboard to a plus: http://synack.net/~bbraun/mackbd/ And some discussion: Edited March 9, 2020 by sstaylor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Realitystorm Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) You can use an Apple II mouse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Mouse Or, you can use a Atari or Amiga mouse with some work... https://blog.rekawek.eu/2016/12/08/mac-plus/ Edited March 9, 2020 by Realitystorm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdonVonPanzern Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, sstaylor said: Here's a link to a project to hook up an adb or ps/2 keyboard to a plus: http://synack.net/~bbraun/mackbd/ And some discussion: as somewhat of a dummy myself I am stumped. im not that good in terms of breadboards and stuff, is there some way you could dumb this down for me? id prefer discord if you can AdonVonPanzern#6151 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sstaylor Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 10 hours ago, AdonVonPanzern said: is there some way you could dumb this down for me? I wish I could, but count me among the dummies. Sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pcamen Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 How about this Mac Plus to USB adapter: https://www.tinkerboy.xyz/product/tinkerboy-m0110-keyboard-to-usb-converter-for-the-apple-macintosh-128k-512k-plus-keyboard/ also available is a Mac Plus mouse to usb converter: https://www.tinkerboy.xyz/product/tinkerboy-m0100-mouse-to-usb-converter/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheesestraws Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 those two are to use a mac keyboard on a USB host, not the other way around which is what OP wants Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pcamen Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Oh crap, I read them wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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