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From: mkheintz@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Michael Heintz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Anybody remember the DVORAK keyboard layout?
Message-ID: <7497@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 25 Jun 91 11:56:11 GMT
References: <1991Jun24.233333.5301@clark.edu>
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
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In article <1991Jun24.233333.5301@clark.edu> steve@pro-hindugods.cts.com (Steve Fenwick) writes:
>In-Reply-To: message from z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu
>
>z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
>>        This can be done on a Mac, since it has the two ADB ports.
>> Just being picky.  If you do manage to attach two mice, you will find
>> it doesn't really help anything.  It can even get more confusing.
>
>I did try it on a Mac SE (I think the only one of two macs that have 2 ADB
>ports) and the reason I did it _was_ to confuse my friend.  It's pretty
>funny.  
>
>Could you make a Y adapter for the ADB port (just connecting 2 female to 1
>male directly)?  or do you need special circuitry like an isolator?
>


I believe the Y-adapter is available through one of the smaller companies
that advertises in A+/inCider.  You might also want to look in a Mac mag
since the ADB is an Apple Standard and there are more ADB devices (or so
I hear) available for the Mac, which may make something like that a 
necessary add-on.

BTW: Why don't you just tack the second keyboard onto the first and then
hook up the mouse to that one?  It is my understanding that the ADB will
work with up to eight (?) devices, and it doesn't matter where they are
hooked up, since it is one big bus.  Sure, the Mac has two ports, but
I think it sees devices hooked up to either on as being hooked up to the
same bus.

Mike