Can the Apple II connect to keyboards, mice, etc. from other platforms?
IBM PC keyboards are almost impossible to connect to any Apple II directly; the only possibility is to buy a device used to connect such a keyboard to a Macintosh, and try that with your GS. [The ‘PC Transporter’ addon card supports PC keyboards, but only in IBM PC mode; can’t use them for Apple II programs.] IBM PC Serial Mice (usually have 9-pin serial connectors) can be connected to Apple //es with Sequential System’s board. Although the connector is shaped identically, the //c, //e, and GS’s 9-pin joystick port in back is not a serial port; serial mice just won’t work if connected to it. (If you have a GS, just buy a Mac ADB mouse and use that) Most Macintosh (except for the ones with the phone jack connector, such as the original Mac and Mac 512) keyboards and mice are Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) devices. ADB made its debut on the Apple IIGS; it was later adopted by the Mac SE and other computers in the line. This means that most Mac ADB mice and keyboards will work on the GS. There a
