First Hardware
Retro USB boards are here. They look pretty! And they actually work – minus some small fixes I had to apply. I was in the midst of typing up a description about how my test board didn’t work, and feeling…
Category USB Wombat
Use modern USB keyboards and mice with a vintage Macintosh or Apple II computer. Converts USB to ADB (Apple desktop bus).
Retro USB in Reverse
This Retro USB conversion stuff is getting interesting. Last week I showed off my first working prototype of USB to ADB input conversion. After another week of tinkering, I’ve now got the reverse conversion working as well. I can use…
RetroUSB Happy Progress
Good news from my RetroUSB project! I finally have a working proof-of-concept, connecting a modern USB keyboard and mouse to a classic 1980s Macintosh SE computer. A microcontroller and small pile of related components perform the necessary conversion between USB…
Retro USB – So Close, So Far
The mess on my desk is growing. In my attempt to use USB keyboards and mice with an old ADB-equipped Macintosh, I’ve got something that’s tantalizingly close to working. On the ADB side, I can simulate an ADB keyboard and…
USB-to-ADB is not Dead
Long-time readers of this blog may remember a USB-to-ADB converter project that never made it past the concept stage. I wrote a series of posts about it last year, and made some decent progress with ADB emulation and USB host…
More USB-to-ADB Planning
This must be a record for the number of times I’ve posted about a project, without actually building the project, or even a half-way working prototype. I’m still fleshing out my ideas for a USB-to-ADB keyboard/mouse adapter for vintage Macintosh…
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