Stupid, stupid question.

[Smileyguy]

I'm looking on Ebay for a 'Pre-USB' mouse, you know, the one with all the pins, but I can't remember what the word for that is?

Anyone care to mock my stupidity and tell me the answer to this silly question?

Thanks. 😀

 

[Platform]

I'm looking on Ebay for a 'Pre-USB' mouse, you know, the one with all the pins, but I can't remember what the word for that is?

Anyone care to mock my stupidity and tell me the answer to this silly question?

Thanks. 😀

PS2 for the mouse and keyboard 😉
By the way it is not that stupid sometimes we forget 🙄

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Is it Serial you're thinking of?

If not, feel free to mock my stupidity instead! 😀

 

[Smileyguy]

Serial? I'm not sure...

I basically want to type 'mouse' into Ebay and get up all non-USB mouses.

PS2? I'll try that...

 

[Lacero]

You mean there were connections before USB?

 

[Sun Baked]

PS2 for the mouse and keyboard 😉
By the way it is not that stupid sometimes we forget 🙄

This is a Mac forum, we didn't use the PS2 rodent -- they were ADB rodents.

Like the ones here...

http://www.welovemacs.com/usb-adb-keyboard---mice-adb-mouse.html

But you might find somebody on here willing to part with one.

 

[Platform]

This is a Mac forum, we didn't use the PS2 rodent -- they were ADB rodents.

Like the ones here...

http://www.welovemacs.com/usb-adb-keyboard---mice-adb-mouse.html

But you might find somebody on here willing to part with one.

Sorry about that then did not know 😱 my mistake

 

[Jaffa Cake]

This is a Mac forum, we didn't use the PS2 rodent -- they were ADB rodents.

You're right with the ADB – my mistake regarding Serial, which was used for printers, modems and the like. There's an explanation of it all here.

Sigh... it all seems like such a long time ago... 😉