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Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) was a proprietary Mini-DIN-4 serial port used by many Macintosh computers to connect low-bandwidth devices, such as keyboards and mice. The connector is physically identical to S-Video.[1]
Pippin consoles adopted a ruggedized variant of this port for their game controller, called the AppleJack (P-ADB).[2] An adapter dongle could be used to attach a standard ADB device to a Pippin console, and vice versa.[3]
History[]
ADB was originally designed by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak for the Apple IIGS and was in use by Power Macintosh computers at the time of the launch of the Pippin platform.[1][2] Third party manufacturers developed modems and radio tuners for the Apple Desktop Bus, but the specialized driver software for some of these devices do not work with PowerPC processors.[4][5] With the exception of the "Wall Street" PowerBook G3 series, hot swapping of ADB devices is not recommended.[6]
Discontinuation[]
ADB and several other legacy technologies were eventually phased out by Apple, starting with Steve Jobs' introduction of the iMac G3 in May 1998.[7]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fiber Optics Illustrated Dictionary by Julie K. Petersen, p.60. CRC Press. 2003.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AppleJack, Techni's Controller and Peripheral Museum.
- ↑ Demystifying the Bandai Pippin Developer Dongle, Peter Wong. 2010-04-29.
- ↑ Le modem ADB de chez Global Village (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-07-26.
- ↑ La Radio FM de LaCie pour Mac (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2017-09-21.
- ↑ Le hot plug et l’ADB (French) by Pierre Dandumont, Le Journal du Lapin. 2019-03-26.
- ↑ #1 Temporal Loop - Birth of the iMac by Thomas Hormby, The Mac Observer. 2007-05-25.
See also[]
External links[]
- ADB Apple Desktop Bus at AllPinouts
- Ports and Pinouts at Apple Macintosh Computer Repair Resources
- Apple Desktop Bus at the Apple Wiki
- Apple Desktop Bus at Wikipedia