15.033 How can I use a PC mouse on my Apple II?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
15.033 How can I use a PC mouse on my Apple II?
I have developed a small adapter which lets you plug a PS/2 mouse
(mechanical, optical, cordless, etc. as used with IBM PC-compatibles) into an
Apple mouse port. It works with the mouse port on the AppleMouse card and the
built-in mouse ports of the Apple IIc, IIc+, and Laser 128. (It should also
work with older Macintosh models (128K, 512K, Plus); but, I don't have one to
test it on.)
The adapter, which was demonstrated at KFest 2003, has a pair of
microcontrollers which translate the PS/2 protocol into the Apple mouse format.
No software changes or drivers are needed on the Apple side.
I've set up a web site with pics and info for selling the adapter via
PayPal at ...
http://vintageware.orcon.net.nz/ .
By: Roger Johnstone
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