I was willing to pay up to $40 for one. Now I might not get it. :'(
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If you're willing, and you want it, then go ahead. Just beware that you would likely b…
68kMLAPeripheralsby Dog CowTue, 1 Sep 2009 - 16:38
Really! 8-o
I thought that they were worth a little more than that, considering that it's working.
I was willing to pay up to $40 for one. Now I might not get it. :'(
How…
I call mine the "Mac 128k/512k/Plus mouse".
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I call mine the "I can't believe we used a huge lump of plastic with lint covered rollers and thought it was cool…
I call it the "Original Apple Mouse".
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Nope. Still way too many words. :beige:
How about OAM and OAK (Original Apple Keyboard).
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It''s a non-serial mouse because the phased motion detection and mouse button lines are all wired in parallel and doesn't plug into the serial ports. Also the pins that the signals…
The reason the mouse is often referred to correctly as the "serial" mouse is because
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.. it's a hangover from the IBM PC world which had serial, bus, PS/2 and…
68kMLAPeripheralsby porterMon, 31 Aug 2009 - 23:08
It's not even a serial mouse, it takes the raw phased output from the opto-electrical motion detectors.
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Yes, but when distinguishing the two ... which is qui…
68kMLAPeripheralsby Mac128Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 22:54
ADB is 100% incompatible with the serial mouse.
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It's not even a serial mouse, it takes the raw phased output from the opto-electrical motion detectors.
68kMLAPeripheralsby porterMon, 31 Aug 2009 - 22:02
Yeah, I am trashing the mouse building idea. I am working out a deal with trag who is selling some New Platinum Plus Mice for 10$(including shipping).
So It seems to me like the m…
68kMLAPeripheralsby Mars478Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 20:42
Just a note man, if you don't have any prior experience to physical hardware hacking, it wouldn't be a good idea.
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For 6 bucks, I would buy one off eBay. I ca…
68kMLAPeripheralsby Mac128Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 17:27
OK, Well I don't have an Oscilloscope... Has anyone ever done this? I am not going to take the Mac Apart. Would a Semi-Dead ADB Mouse work? Does anyone have instructions for a part…
68kMLAPeripheralsby Mars478Mon, 31 Aug 2009 - 13:47
Just a note man, if you don't have any prior experience to physical hardware hacking, it wouldn't be a good idea.
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You have to start somewhere! You are more l…
68kMLAPeripheralsby porterMon, 31 Aug 2009 - 09:53
making my own mouse?
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guts of an old mechanical mouse and by-pass any embedded serial microcontroller so that the actual V+H sense wires go to the connector. …
68kMLAPeripheralsby BunsenMon, 31 Aug 2009 - 09:23
Just a note man, if you don't have any prior experience to physical hardware hacking, it wouldn't be a good idea.
Not trying to discourage you, just warning ya.