Comments on: Optical ADB mouse

By: qubits4

qubits4 — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:32:25 +0000

really cool hack

i was thinkin about taking my color classic and taking out the monitor, putting an lcd in it and putting the guts of a power pc g3 in it, mainly cuz i have nothing better to do =P

By: coreycubed

coreycubed — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:37:45 +0000

No, I’m pretty sure it’s mice…

Makes me wonder if I really did get rid of those ADB mice I had lying around the house from my first Performa 6116CD. Picked up a ADB to USB adapter for old-school flavor without the hack, but where’s the fun in that? :D

By: dummy

dummy — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:04:23 +0000

The plural for a computer mouse is “mouses” not “mice”.

By: Quit Smoking

Quit Smoking — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:18:22 +0000

Heh that’s pretty neat, don’t see much mac stuff here, especially oldschool stuff like that!

By: Bradley

Bradley — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:34:49 +0000

Cool Hack. It’s Nice to see some Mac hacks on the site!

By: Collin

Collin — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:09:25 +0000

A lot like my hack :-P
http://www.command-tab.com/index.php/apple-adb-mouse-conversion/

Some nice plastic drill work on the bottom of the case! Awesome job!

By: Derwin

Derwin — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 04:40:32 +0000

there should be a hack-a-day how-to for complete beginners like me…like how to solder!

By: Alex Dawson

Alex Dawson — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 03:43:32 +0000

usbcd36: No, I saw it. That page’s instructions still require cutting the mouse open and not restoring it to its original condition afterwards.

By: usbcd36

usbcd36 — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:36:07 +0000

http://www.sewardweb.com/applepromouse/

I suppose he never saw that site

By: Alex Dawson

Alex Dawson — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:29:13 +0000

I did have to solder to fix the cable, but I did that at work on my office table :)

By: rtfm

rtfm — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:32:58 +0000

actually, he did use a soldering iron; last sentence of paragraph 4.

But we all knew he was crazy to start with since he is using a mac…

By: guy_incognito

guy_incognito — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:03:50 +0000

“I noticed the guy’s leg was in one of the shots. The real man’s workbench is his lap. :)”

that makes using those pointy jeweler’s screwdrivers interesting. it’s a good thing he didn’t have to solder (ever get a big blob of molten solder on you?)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:28:07 +0000

I noticed the guy’s leg was in one of the shots. The real man’s workbench is his lap. :)

By: Wafermouse

Wafermouse — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:56:39 +0000

I was actually expecting to see an optical mouse with an ADB connection then :( Nevermind though, cool hack! :)

Also: Yes, I did notice that the PSP Linux site was down. How much progress was made? I started looking into them when buying my DS piqued my interest in the new portables.

By: weirdguy

weirdguy — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:38:47 +0000

off-topic but: di anyone notice that psp linux site is down?