Re: TI-H: ADB Mouse
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Re: TI-H: ADB Mouse
Okay, well I'm sorry. Someone that makes hardware for calcs and likes,
should have seen the inside of a mouse. Open one up! Theres not much
inside. (You have to peel of the plastic.
>>No. I don't think you use a Mac.
>
>NOT use a MACINTOSH! Right I never use my PowerBook 1400cs or my
>Performa 550/CD. I have a PC and got SOFTWINDOWS 4.0 to emulate it on my
>Mac! At least it runs on a Mac.
>
>>Macintosh mouses don't have any driver
>>chips at all. Macintoshes have smart firmware that can recognize a
>mouse
>>or keyboard and install the generic driver.
The firmware isn't in the mouse. It is in the computer. The firmware is
tne ADB stuff.
>That isnt all as acurate as you think. ALL Macintosh Keyboards & Mice
>have an ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) interface chip. That chip converts the
>key or movement data to a simple protocol that is read by the computer's
>ADB chip. The toolbox can get that data simply and easily and run it
>through the Tool Box's generic driver.
I'll scan a picture of my Apple ADB mouse and you can find the chip.
>For special mouses, drivers
>>can be written that use the Took Box (Rom routines) to make a driver.
>
>Duh! but they still use an ADB chip, cause Mac mice/keyboards don't plug
>in to the serial communications port(s).
I know. Here are the parts inside of a mouse:
1 switch
2 rollers
6 resistors
8 capicitors
1 diode
1 transistor
1 wire link
1 plug
Thats all. And the mouse works fine.