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Apple ADB (Apple Desktop Bus)

Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) is a daisy-chainable serial bus used by Apple computers from 1986 to 1999 for keyboards, mice, trackballs, and graphics tablets using a 4-pin Mini-DIN connector.

// Specifications
Standard
Apple ADB
Connector
4-pin Mini-DIN S-Video style
Speed
10 kbps
Devices
Up to 16 daisy-chained
Voltage
5V
Status
Obsolete replaced by USB in 1998
Use Case
Apple Mac Plus SE II IIcx Quadra PowerMac
// Pin Reference Table
Pin Name Function Type
1 ADB Data signal bidirectional BUS
2 PSW Power switch I/O
3 +5V 5V power from Mac PWR
4 GND Ground GND