Mac to PC Hardware Coversion

[elp619]

Hey all. Heres the delema:
I have one of those mousepads that acts as an artpad, and the mouse thats like a pen. But its for the Mac. I would like to know if there is a small wire of connector piece that lets me connect the mac mouse to the pc. I would rather buy a small peice then a 100 dollar new keyboard. I also understand I may have to get some new drivers too. any help would be apreciated. Thanks.

 

[elp619]

*cough* bump *cough*

sorry for that, i just need an answer soon so i know what to buy. thanks.

 

[chcarnage]

If by "made for a Mac" you mean that it has an ADB connector, there are USB adapters available. I have no idea about drivers though.

 

[elp619]

The iMate not only preserves your investment in ADB but it is remarkably inexpensive.

$39 seems a little expensive for me. Seems like it should be around 8 bucks. That is the peice im looking for, but would it actually work with PCs? And if so... any cheaper ones you know of?

 

[elp619]

Anyone?

 

[ViRGE]

If it's ADB, it probably wouldn't work.

 

[halfadder]

If it's USB, just find the Windows drivers for it.

If it's not USB, then don't bother.

Apple hasn't had serial ports or ADB ports on their machines since late 1999 / early 2000. Over 6 years ago. If your artpad has serial or ADB then it's really oldschool. Even if you could find the right adapters, good luck finding drivers as they would be from the Win98/NT4 days.