| Title: | Ask The EasyNet (V5) |
| Notice: | Don't ask about notes conferences here - see 1.2 |
| Moderator: | WAYLAY::GORDON |
| Created: | Mon Apr 13 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1236 |
| Total number of notes: | 9997 |
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1159.1 | QUARK::LIONEL | Free advice is worth every cent | Wed Oct 16 1996 09:44 | 3 | |
| 1159.2 | ALFSS2::MITCHAM_A | -Andy in Alpharetta (near Atlanta) | Fri Oct 18 1996 16:10 | 5 | |
| 1159.3 | Mac to PC?? | RICKS::PHIPPS | DTN 225.4959 | Thu Jan 30 1997 11:33 | 9 |
> Nowadays, we just use standard PC-style interfaces. I don't have any technical data on the Mac keyboard. Is it a PC (style) interface? What would happen if you plugged it into a PC? Is the connector even the same? Just curious. mikeP | |||||
| 1159.4 | SMURF::BINDER | Errabit quicquid errare potest. | Thu Jan 30 1997 13:12 | 10 | |
Re .3
The Mac keyboard interface is not PC style. It is called the Apple
Desktop Bus (ADB), and it provides a common hardware connection point
for keyboards, mice, trackballs, trackpads, graphic tablets, artpads,
joysticks, auto-dialers, and even low-performance modems. You can
daisy-chain ADB peripherals together up to the limit of the Vcc supply
provided by the system box (generally three or four devices). The
software interface for ADB devices is consistent, and it's implemented
largely by Macintosh Toolbox calls.
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| 1159.5 | That will never fly 8^) | RICKS::PHIPPS | DTN 225.4959 | Thu Jan 30 1997 18:18 | 3 |
Thank you for that interesting explanation. mikeP | |||||
| 1159.6 | PCBUOA::BAYJ | Jim, Portables | Fri Jan 31 1997 09:52 | 15 | |
Actually, the new Universal Serial Bus promises to provide the exact
same functionality and more for PCs.
from: http://www.sandybay.com/pc-web/Universal_Serial_Bus.htm
A new external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 12Mbps
(12 million bits per second). A single USB port can be used to connect
up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mice, modems, and keyboards. USB
also supports Plug-and-Play installation and hot plugging.
Starting in 1996, a few computer manufacturers started including USB
support in their new machines. It is expected to be commonplace
sometime in 1997 and to eventually completely replace serial and
parallel ports.
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| 1159.7 | SMURF::BINDER | Errabit quicquid errare potest. | Fri Jan 31 1997 14:05 | 5 | |
Re .6
Actually, even Intel admits in print that the new USB will not turn out
to be all that was promised and in fact will not solve Plug-and-Pray
problems.
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