ADB-to-PS/2 adapters were always extraordinarily rare, while the early years of Apple's transition to USB brought with it a raft of popular USB-to-ADB adapters. Apple's first mice used a DE-9 connection carrying quadrature signals. As the personal computer was still in its infancy with no standards, Apple's mice could be used on any system.

Adb Connect Usb
Griffin 2001-adb Imate/universal Adb To Usb Adapter

March 2nd, 2000

This was a major cause for the success of the Griffin iMate ADB to USB adapters, citation needed as they allowed for the use of the older, more comfortable ADB Mouse II to be used with those iMacs. Later revisions included a shallow indentation on the. Griffin 2001-ADB iMate/Universal ADB to USB Adapter. Visit the Griffin Technology Store. 4.0 out of 5 stars. Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. Works through your Macs or PCs high-speed USB port. No external power source needed. Allows users to connect any ADB peripheral to Macs and PCs. The iMate USB to ADB adapter is the perfect companion for your new PowerMac G4, PowerBook G4, iBook or iMac computer. It allows you to continue to use your favorite ADB mice, keyboards, trackballs, track pads, hardware dongles and other ADB peripherals. Fortunately, the folks at Griffin offer the iMate, a device which converts a USB port to an ADB port. Documentation Other than an insert in the plastic packaging, the iMate comes with no.

[6:00 AM] iMate USB To ADB Adapter Drivers Updated
by Staff

Griffin Technology Inc., has released version 1.8 of their iMate driver for the iMate USB to ADB device. The iMate allows legacy Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) devices to be used on USB equipped Macs. According to Griffin Technology:

The new version of the iMate driver also supports more devices and should be more stable for some other devices. A few additional hardware protection dongles are supported with this version of the iMate. Also the Xrite Colortron II and Kernel Productions JoyPort now work properly without making modifications to the iMate driver. A problem with Kensington trackballs where the trackball would sometimes lose it's custom buttons after a period of time is resolved in this version. Also this version of the iMate driver has some other small fixes like an idle problem that would sometimes occur with certain System and USB versions.
The iMate driver now comes with a control panel to control settings of the iMate hardware and iMate driver. This allows users to easily change settings like the ADB Polling speed to optimize performance or improve compatibility.
The iMate universal USB to ADB adapter allows hundreds of existing ADB devices to be used with iMacs, Lombard PowerBooks G3s, G4s, and iBooks. It supports a wide range of devices including, mice, keyboards, trackballs, trackpads, joysticks, hardware protection dongles, keyboards, bar code readers, drawing tablets, AppleVision/ColorSync/Studio Display monitors, special education and handicap devices, and many other specialized devices.

Version 1.8 of the iMate driver can be found at the Griffin Technology web site, and is free for users of the iMate USB to ADB adapter. You can find more information on the iMate and the iMate driver software at the Griffin Technology web site.

There has been a lot of discussion lately in assistive technology and education circles re problems with using IntelliKeys and other assistive technology products with an iMac computer. For those who have missed this discussion or who did not have a chance to read last month’s Spectronics On-line Newsletter, the main points are repeated here.

The main problem experienced by purchasers of the popular iMac computer is that it does not have the ADB port as commonly used by IntelliKeys when plugging into Apple/Mac computers. In its place is a USB port – and an adapter is needed to allow devices such as IntelliKeys to plug into the computer. The USB port is not only found on an iMac computer – so purchasers wishing to use assistive technology peripherals with new computers are best to check which ports are to be supplied as part of the new computer system – and whether these are compatible with existing devices used by people with disabilities. This will continue to be an issue until “USB compatible” versions of the assistive technology peripherals are available – and we have received no firm advice on plans for development of these products to date.

Information from the Griffin Technology, the manufacturer of the iMate adapter can be found at the Griffin website http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imate/

The iMate USB to ADB port adapter
Available from Griffin Technology in the USA
or Contact your local Apple Computer Supplier.

Visit Apple Computer Australia at www.apple.com.au/buy/ for your nearest Apple Computer Supplier.

From the IntelliTools Web Page …
Connecting the IntelliKeys to the iMac

Mydlink app for mac os. The iMac does not have an ADB port for the IntelliKeys to plug into. Griffin Technology has an ADB/USB adapter that will allow the IntelliKeys’ standard overlays to work with the iMac.

In the process of installing these drivers, it is important that you follow the instructions in the various Read Me and About documents and verify version numbers. Also be aware that other USB devices may have you install software that could overwrite your iMac Update or may overwrite your iMac Firmware Update. Also be aware that you may need to update your OS version to 8.5.1
As of May 1999, the iMate driver is version 1.0.4. If you have a previous version, consider updating your iMate driver. This version improves the sending time for custom overlays.
You are also encouraged to update your Overlay Maker and Overlay Sender to at least version 2.2b

From the Griffin Technology Web Page …
Griffin Technology iMac Lineup

Griffin Technology has introduced a number of exciting new products for the iMac. The iMate USB to ADB adapter allows the connection of existing ADB devices to iMacs, Macs with USB, and PCs with USB. The NE Mic audio adapter allows the connection of any microphone to your iMac as well as other Mac models. The iPort includes a number of ports Mac users have come to depend on including video out, serial ports and localtalk file sharing and printing.

Comments from Michael O’Leary (Managing Director of Spectronics) …

Of greatest interest to some customers perhaps is the USB to ADB adapter which enables peripheral devices like IntelliKeys to work with iMACS. I saw the Griffin iMate in action with IntelliKeys, when I visited IntelliTools in the U.S. earlier this year. It worked OK, but it was very noticeably slower to send an overlay, in comparison with the send time for other computers. We have been advised recently however, that the iMate driver version 1.0.4 is now available at Griffin Technology’s web site, and it supports improved sending time for custom IntelliKeys overlays.

I believe that Apple resellers, or Apple themselves, should accept some responsibility for distributing a computer that is not compatible with well known access hardware (I thought there were laws in the USA that prevented manufacturers from doing so), and so they should assist users to ensure the Griffin adapter works for people with special needs. This problem serves to highlight the loss of Apple’s World Wide Disabilities Solution Group, which liaised with special needs third party developers to ensure compatibility.

Re the Discover Series of products from Don Johnston Inc.
We have received advice from Don Johnston Inc. that the Griffin iMate USB to ADB Adapter also is suitable for connecting the following devices to an iMac computer.

Discover:Kenx for the Macintosh
Discover:Board for the Macintosh
Discover:Switch for the Macintosh
The Macintosh Switch Interface from Don Johnston

For successful operation of Discover products with an iMac, the drivers for the iMate Adapter need to be downloaded from the Griffin Technology website at http://www.griffintechnology.com. The drivers for the iMate Adapter are frequently being updated and refined by Grif

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