Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-11 Thread Tired_
I have the mice to spare. I'll try it and report back. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support Low End Mac Compact Macs list info: --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list me

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-11 Thread videoking
You can use S-Video cables for ADB but not the other way around. S-Video has two shielded cables in it. But the are wired through pin to pin so they will work for ADB which doesn't need the shielding. But ADB cables are usually just four wires. It might work, especially for short distances,

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-10 Thread Clark Martin
At 3:37 AM +0200 7/11/04, Antonio Rodríguez wrote: Clark Martin ha escrito: Does one device use S-Video on two RCA connectors? Yes, some (rare) video devices do have S-Video inputs/outputs in two RCAs. Obviously, one carries the luminance and other the chrominance. There must be S-Video to 2xRCA c

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-10 Thread Antonio Rodríguez
Clark Martin ha escrito: > Does one device use S-Video on two RCA connectors? Yes, some (rare) video devices do have S-Video inputs/outputs in two RCAs. Obviously, one carries the luminance and other the chrominance. There must be S-Video to 2xRCA cables, but I haven't seen them. The mini-DIN S-V

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-10 Thread Clark Martin
At 7:15 PM -0700 7/9/04, Tired_ wrote: Can you use ADB cables for S-video? I recently discovered I can connect my DVD to an old monitor, if I make a cable with S-video on one end, and 2 RCA males on the other...can I lop of the end of an old mouse and wire it up? You can use S-Video cables for ADB

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-09 Thread Tired_
Can you use ADB cables for S-video? I recently discovered I can connect my DVD to an old monitor, if I make a cable with S-video on one end, and 2 RCA males on the other...can I lop of the end of an old mouse and wire it up? -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-09 Thread videoking
hey, as far as i know there is no difference. You also can use standard S-Video cables just in case... greetz michael Am 09.07.2004 um 06:31 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm looking to replace some potentially faulty ADB cables, and I was wondering if there's any difference between, say, a cab

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-09 Thread Peter da Silva
> I'm looking to replace some potentially faulty ADB cables, and I was > wondering if there's any difference between, say, a cable you'd > attach to the printer or modem port and one you'd use to connect > a keyboard. Can you swap one for another? The cable for the printer/modem port is a serial c

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-08 Thread Clark Martin
At 10:07 PM -0700 7/8/04, Nat wrote: Absolutely not. Cables used for the keyboards are ADB cables. Cables used for the printer and modem ports, while the connector looks similar, are *NOT* ADB cables. The printer and modem ports are regular serial ports, and you can generally hook up any serial de

Re: Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-08 Thread Nat
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Are all ADB Cables created equal?

2004-07-08 Thread weston
I'm looking to replace some potentially faulty ADB cables, and I was wondering if there's any difference between, say, a cable you'd attach to the printer or modem port and one you'd use to connect a keyboard. Can you swap one for another? Thanks! Weston -- Compact Macs is sponsored b