[Duo2400] Re: ADB to USB?

[Brian Getz]

I agree with Scott, I have one of those it came with a
Kensington track ball. It allows you to use a USB
device (trackball in this case in a PC serial port).
It actually has six pins insrtead of the four on the
ADB device.


Brian

--- Scott Holder <ncc1701 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> At 06:33 AM 7/2/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> >Ivan,
> >you wouldnŒt find the auction because it is on
> German ebay. This is the
> >link:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2739517818&category=171&rd
> >=1
> >To me the picture shows indeed an adapter with one
> ADB and two USB
> >connectors.
> >Edgar
> 
> I only see one USB port on the back.
> 
> It's a shame he doesn't show you the other side. I'd
> bet, very strongly, 
> that it's actually a PS/2 to USB adapter that allows
> dual-use mice, likely 
> by Microsoft, to use USB or PS/2 ports. A PS/2 port
> looks very much like an 
> ADB port, the only difference is the angle of the
> little middle plastic 
> post. Someone who knows German better than I do
> might drop him a line and 
> see if he can give a picture of the other side.
> You'll notice the Mouse 
> symbol on the seller's picture on the PS/2/ADB end,
> and the USB symbol on 
> the USB end. I'd bet if it were ADB you'd see the
> typical ADB symbol.
> 
> You'll find a diagram of a very similar looking
> device here: 
>
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:qxy9ZAoGTBQC:www.microsoft.com/hardware/keyboard/images/setup_KeyboardUSBCablewithPS2Adapter.gif
> 
> And an actual, if not great, picture here: 
>
http://www.pcstats.com/articleimages/msmouse_perspec.jpg
> 
> It looks like that seller is a Mac person, it would
> be a very easy mistake 
> to make. I can guarantee you that a little thing
> like that is not, by 
> itself, going to allow you to use any USB device in
> an ADB port. At best 
> you'd have something like a dual USB/ADB mouse with
> the capability for both 
> that needs a little adapter to work, much like the
> PS/2 -> USB adapters I 
> have for several Logitech devices. Logitech devices
> that are meant to be 
> dual USB/PS/2 will indeed work with it, but it won't
> let any USB 
> mouse/keyboard plug into a PS/2 port.
> 
> Almost intriguing enough to inquire about shipping
> to the USA for it :)


=====
Brian 
Personal Email briang113 at yahoo.com

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