The usual mumbles

From: R. Stricklin <red_at_bears.org>
Date: Fri Apr 30 18:51:42 1999

On Fri, 30 Apr 1999, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> > the gutted Next Color Slab, but took the black keyboard. Will the Next
> > keyboard work on a Mac, it looks ADB?
>
> It's ADB, and I REALLY doubt it would work, however, that's a really
> interesting question! I'd recommend only trying it on a Mac you don't care
> about if you can't get a answer to this.

Not all NeXT hardware used ADB. In fact, most didn't.

The stuff that did, however, uses a real, honest-to-goodness ADB
interface.

A NeXT ADB keyboard or mouse will work just fine on a Mac which uses ADB.

The ADB version of the NeXT keyboard features little round buttons for
sound up/down, brightness up/down, and power (this little round button is
green) whereas the non-ADB NeXT keyboards have regular keytops there.
Also, there should be a "command bar" along the bottom edge, instead of
the two command keys found on the non-ADB keyboards.

The NeXT ADB mouse (known as the "batman mouse") is round, with two
dramatically shaped buttons sprouting from the front edge, which I believe
have wavy surfaces. It's very art-deco. The non-ADB mouse is rectangular
and very boringly shaped in comparison.

ok
r.
Received on Fri Apr 30 1999 - 18:51:42 BST