Use modern USB keyboards and mice with a vintage Macintosh or Apple II computer. Converts USB to ADB (Apple desktop bus).
Some good news for Retro USB this week: new hardware, international keyboard improvements, and an enclosure prototype! Everything is maturing nicely, thanks to feedback and assistance from some helpful early adopters. More hardware is available, if you haven’t yet gotten…
I received a large number of new Retro USB PCBs today, which include a few small component changes from the 1.0 design. Bad news: I blundered by reversing the gate and drain connections on the MOSFETs used for level conversion.…
Firmware version 0.1.8 is now available from the Retro USB page. This version adds several improvements: 0.1.8 Added support for ISO keyboards, commonly used outside the USA. This should fix the key mapping for the ^ or @ key (the…
I received a couple of reports that Retro USB doesn’t work correctly with the Apple Aluminum Keyboard, model A1243 and its smaller sibling A1242. This is Apple’s standard wired USB keyboard, so it’s fairly common. The A1243 has an integrated…
Firmware version 0.1.5 is now available from the Retro USB page. This version adds a few small improvements: LED A now illuminates when there’s a working ADB or USB connection to the host computer. LED B blinks when there’s keyboard…
Retro USB is available for sale now – visit the BMOW shop to be the first kid on your block to get one! Retro USB is an input converter for USB and ADB keyboards and mice. It works in two…
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