Kensington Mouse-In-A-Box USB/ADB

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Kensington Mouse-In-A-Box USB/ADB

Does anybody use the Mouse•in•a•Box® USB/ADB?

I got a peek at this guy the other day. This one button mouse is a USB device, but interestingly, it works with ADB Macs by way of an ADB->USB adapter similar to the PS/2->USB adapter prevalent on so many PC USB mice. Yep, that's right, ADB->USB (not USB->ADB!). Has anyone bought one of these and given the adapter a try with other input devices? I wonder if any USB input device would work with an ADB Mac by way of this adapter...

At just $20 at CompUSA, it's almost cheap enough to buy just for the adapter (even if it doesn't work with any other device).

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Drew

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yeah, I really want to get th

yeah, I really want to get this to try on those PCMCIA USB cards with the power cable, and see if the USB power cable will work with the ADB->USB adapter. who knows? you may be able to draw enough power. or I can use my USB pro mouse on the road, or perhaps one of the USB flex lights. when I get $20 to burn, i'll get one and give it a try.

when I was a comp USA last, they display mouse had the adapter, like alot of the USB keyboars/mice have the PS/2->USB adapter still atached. it has since "disappeared". I also asked the mac guy and he said he cant sell just the adapter to me. ah well.

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i would love to get one but i

i would love to get one but i want a 2 button optical mouse PS/2, and ADB for Mac for gaming not a single button mouse really hard to use a single button in unreal tournament during a heated match

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It's not an ADB-USB adapter

Unless I completely misread what you wrote, I'm pretty sure it's not. I have an ADB/USB Turbo Mouse and it just has both interfaces and lil' adapter thingies to hook up whichever of the interfaces you happen to be using. The 'dumb' adapter just connects the appropriate circuit inside the cable.

I suspect what you've got is the same sort of thing. Unless what you are saying is that the end of the mouse cord terminates in a pukka 4-pin male USB connector which you plug into a female USB - ADB male dongle thingy. Eh?

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Re: It's not an ADB-USB adapter

... it just has both interfaces ... The 'dumb' adapter just connects the appropriate circuit inside the cable.

Hmmm. So in theory one could hack up a Y adapter and a switch and connect it to two computers at the same time...

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Dan's right

It looks like Dan is right. I bought one a couple days ago (it will go to good use on my dusty desk). The mouse's cord terminates in a USB-form plug to connect to any standard USB port. The adapter looks identical to a PS/2->USB adapter except that it has an ADB pin arangement instead of a PS/2 pin arangement. It connects the "USB" cord to an ADB port.

The "adapter" doesn't work with other USB mice. The mouse itself must be able to discriminate between what signals are coming in down the wires and then use the appropriate interface. The adapter must be some sort of pin-to-pin adapter to morph the USB-form plug into an ADB-form plug. I doubt there's any logic in it. I don't think I'll crack it open to find out.

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Drew

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