Category USB Wombat

Use modern USB keyboards and mice with a vintage Macintosh or Apple II computer. Converts USB to ADB (Apple desktop bus).

Standoffs attached to the screws

ADB-USB Wombat Converter Back in Stock

The Wombat ADB-USB input converter is now back in stock at the BMOW Store. All pending Wombat back-orders will be shipped during the next few days. What’s a Wombat? The Wombat is a bidirectional ADB-to-USB and USB-to-ADB converter for keyboards…

Wombat ADB-USB board

ADB-USB Wombat Firmware Update

   Version 0.3.1 firmware for the ADB-USB Wombat is now available. The Wombat is a bidirectional ADB-to-USB and USB-to-ADB converter for keyboards and mice. It enables the use of modern USB peripherals on vintage ADB-based Apple or NeXT computers, or…

Assembled Wombat case

Custom Key Mappings for ADB-USB Wombat

  Here’s an exciting new feature for the ADB-USB Wombat input adapter: custom key mappings. With firmware version 0.3.0 or later, you can replace the built-in mappings between USB and ADB scan codes, and create your own customized key mapping…

Macally two-button mouse for Mac

Multi-Button Mouse Support

Poor Apple, they never did get on board with having more than a single mouse button. That complicates ADB/USB conversion for USB Wombat. When converting USB to ADB, how should it handle the extra buttons on a USB mouse? What…

Wombat

USB Wombat: What’s in a Name?

Oops. I belatedly discovered there’s already a Nintendo emulator called Retro USB, which means I need a new name for my USB/ADB input converter. After an exhaustive 5-minute naming process, I’ve decided to continue Floppy Emu’s Australian animal theme and…

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