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minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-29 days agoIt’s a picture of the ADB ports (for mouse and keyboard, but not only…) on a Mac IIci.
minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoSo is this a more classic case of Apple’s usual tactic making their things needlessly different to move more product?
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-29 days agoADB slightly predated (and is arguably technically superior to) the PS/2 mouse and keyboard interfaces, but Apple patented it and the only companies that licensed it were those making Mac peripherals. edit: i forgot, NeXT also used it.
Explain this please.
It’s a picture of the ADB ports (for mouse and keyboard, but not only…) on a Mac IIci.
So is this a more classic case of Apple’s usual tactic making their things needlessly different to move more product?
ADB slightly predated (and is arguably technically superior to) the PS/2 mouse and keyboard interfaces, but Apple patented it and the only companies that licensed it were those making Mac peripherals.
edit: i forgot, NeXT also used it.