![]() ![]() Now for those of you looking for a hardware swap solution, I used my other ADB keyboard that I use with my Mac IIci and PowerMac G3 the model for this keyboard is the Mac/IIgs extended keyboard, model M2980. I also tried connecting each of these devices to both ADB ports (both working) on the keyboard, and that mouse cursor still stayed at the same position on the screen. After booting in GS/OS (version 6.0.2), both devices could not move that mouse pointer. I tried both the single button ADB mouse and the ADB ALPS Glidepoint touchpad. I have a IIgs (ROM 03 version) and connecting to it is a IIgs vintage keyboard (part# 658-4081). I saw this chat topic and wanted to add in my experiences since I was also running into the same issue today. Was just hoping someone else has seen this before, and has idea what would cause it to act this way. Until maybe I can understand why its not just working correctly at this point on the ADB bus. So I am hoping that will give me my mouse back. I will pull it out of the attic, and try all the 3 different keyboards and mice, and see if they all work properly (assuming that old Apple machine still boots up)ĪLSO I found this slick product called ADB-USB which apparently lets you use any USB mouse (and probably other USB devices maybe?) with the Apple ADB bus. I have an older mac or maybe it was a power mac (that uses the same AdB devices). And the mouse never moved around in the game or in the OS. As I mentioned, I tried 3 different ADB keyboards and ADB mice, and mixed and matched them. And would not require me to load any mouse drivers myself. From what I can tell a game like zany golf loads its own mouse support. I dont understand why the mouse would not work. There was only one setting about the mouse which was about enabling a high speed mouse setting, which was enabled. I saw dozens and dozens of settings in there. I dont think I need any drivers to make it work like I did on old DOS computers and some old DOS games.Īlso, it has a memory expanstion card, and with or without the card in there the mouse still doesnt work.Īlso, I was able to go into (what I would call the control panel of the IIGS) by hitting some option key+ combination. Was hoping someone has seen this before and has some ideas about what is going on. I am very excited to have the IIGS running, but pretty bummed the mouse isnt working. It just seems like the IIGS doesnt want to talk to the mouse. I tried plugging mouse into port on back of the computer, and into both of the other keyboards I found. I had another ADB keyboard and mouse from a slightly newer Apple computer, but that mouse didnt work either. But for some reason the mouse doesnt work when I boot into something like GE OS, or a game like zany golf which is supposed to use the mouse. It boots up fine, and I played a few games on it using keyboard and a joystick too. Recently picked up a nice Apple II GS with keyboard and mouse and disk drives. But becoming more interested in other old computers from Atari, Amiga, and Apple too. I have experience with IBM PC's going back a ways. And I found this forum in hopes to find some help. I am new to the Apple II GS (and pretty new to retro apple computers). ![]()
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