Q: Ive got a KB, a monitor, an external hard drive, the system, but no mouse. I can get around any Windows OS without a mouse with no problems at all . but how in the heck do I get around Mac OS without a mouse?
i do not necessarily have the OS loaded, there is something like a boot disk for Macs? what Im trying to do is somehow the data from internal and external HDDs to disk, if it posiible, and then erase all data from them. I can work it out if I get to dos I think . (I Hope)
Re:Originally posted by: deathkoba
you can't fully navigate in mac os (non X) without a mouse unless you have a third party software installed.
do you know of any shareware programs that may be able to help me?
Re:you can't fully navigate in mac os (non X) without a mouse unless you have a third party software installed. Gonzo is right but it was the 6400 series that had the IDE bus : )
Re:there is a 4 pin connector for the keyboard, and then on both sides of the keyboard, there is another connector like thatYes, That is what Apple calls ADB(Apple Desktop Bus).
so i guess i plug the mouse into the kb?Yup.
the symbol above these connectors looks like a usb port symbol. Close, But not the same.
Re:ok, now im really confused…
the cord i started splicing is not what i need… there is a 4 pin connector for the keyboard, and then on both sides of the keyboard, there is another connector like that… so i guess i plug the mouse into the kb? the symbol above these connectors looks like a usb port symbol.
strangely enough, i have a power adapter that looks like a brick laptop power adapter, and it has a connector exactly like that.
Re:So your going to "splice" that extra cord together so you have one cord that is "male" on each end? That might just work.
Re:mac os is already on it, i am just completely unfamiliar with it. i may just make my own adb cord for that mouse… i have an old cable that is male ended on two ends, but the opposing end for those two ends is a serial connector.
please don't tell me i could have used that cord… i already started taking it apart…
ill use the hardware book to help me figure out the pin assignments… unless someone here happens to know them…
thanks,
Re:Well, That is deffinitely an ADB connector, But it's the female end. Odd, as it should have a male end. Seems you may be missing a part of the cord?
BTW, there is no equivelant "DOS" mode for Macs. The system will need to either have an OS installed on it or maybe you can boot to an MacOS install CD.
Re:well, i think i do have one… but the connector on it is the opposite of what it should be, i think…
here- look at this page – kensington mouse in a box (http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/k-coulter@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=/f9fa&.dnm=f732.jpg)… you can see the connector for it in the pic too… can i use that? how?
Re:i don't remember when macs went to ide.IIRC, the 6500 series was the first for IDE HDD's allthough CD and ZIP were SCSI. The 6100/66 is SCSI.
guy , It may be easier for you to just scrounge up an old ADB mouse from somewhere.
Re:you can borrow someone's scsi card, and install both the scsi card and the harddrives in your computer and extract the data that way. i don't remember when macs went to ide. if they're ide harddrives, then it's even less of a hassle.