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| What is the gadget on this 512k? | |
| Posted by: JC8080 on 2023-10-07 06:17:50 I ran across an ad for this 512k, it has some sort of a box on the back plugged into the mouse port. It appears to have a slider that goes from tortoise to hare, so I assume it controls pointer speed, but I don't know why it would have both a male and female connector. Has anyone seen one of these before?  | |
| Posted by: bigmessowires on 2023-10-07 07:43:44 I would guess the male connector is for a PC style serial mouse. https://msusurplusstore.com/products/microsoft-lr-84783-9-pin-serial-mouse | |
Posted by: Nixontheknight on 2023-10-07 12:42:03I would guess the male connector is for a PC style serial mouse. https://msusurplusstore.com/products/microsoft-lr-84783-9-pin-serial-mousehonestly would be cool if somebody reverse-engineered one of these because serial mice are way easier to find than Macintosh ones, and I'm sure certain PS/2 ones would work in a serial to PS/2 adapter | |
| Posted by: VMSZealot on 2023-10-09 06:48:38 I haven’t tried it myself, because I have no need to, but could this be the tool you are looking for? (Serial Mouse Driver) It seems you can use a serial mouse with your Mac! | |
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