26 Nov
2002
26 Nov
'02
5:26 p.m.
This is a all beige mouse with a long 9 pin connector.
On the connector is
the number KPT-0044J-03 and on the mouse is model A2M4015.
Going off the model number, it would seem to be an Apple part. If it is
all the same color beige (button isn't a slightly darker color), then I
would think it is the original Apple II mouse (which would fit with the
model number designator A2M for Apple 2 Mouse). I believe these were used
with the Apple IIe (pre IIe Platinum).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
27 Nov
27 Nov
12:40 a.m.
New subject: Was Re: Found another Mac mouse
Yes the button is the same color. Thanks for the info.
----- Original Message -----
From: "chris" <cb(a)mythtech.net>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: Found another Mac mouse
>This is a all beige mouse with a long 9 pin
connector. On the connector
is
the number
KPT-0044J-03 and on the mouse is model A2M4015.
Going off the model number, it would seem to be an Apple part. If it is
all the same color beige (button isn't a slightly darker color), then I
would think it is the original Apple II mouse (which would fit with the
model number designator A2M for Apple 2 Mouse). I believe these were used
with the Apple IIe (pre IIe Platinum).
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
2:02 a.m.
Going off the model number, it would seem to be an
Apple part. If it is
all the same color beige (button isn't a slightly darker color), then I
would think it is the original Apple II mouse (which would fit with the
model number designator A2M for Apple 2 Mouse)
The leading A2 certainly means it's an Apple product relating to the
Apple II family, but the M doesn't make it a mouse. Lots of things
were A2Mxxxx, and only a tiny number were mice.
4:04 a.m.
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, chris wrote:
I'd have to unpack my Apple II mouse, but I know the part number is
different than that of the early Mac mice. The mouse requires a special
card to be installed in the Apple II system. The IIe Platinum works fine
with the mouse, as does the standard IIe. I've never tried it with a II+
or II, but it might work ok. I doubt that much software that could make
use of the mouse would run on the older II systems though. The Apple IIgs
came standard with a mouse, but IIRC, it was just a plain ADB mouse.
-Toth
This is a all
beige mouse with a long 9 pin connector. On the
connector is the number KPT-0044J-03 and on the mouse is model
A2M4015.
Going off the model number, it would seem to be an Apple part. If it is
all the same color beige (button isn't a slightly darker color), then I
would think it is the original Apple II mouse (which would fit with the
model number designator A2M for Apple 2 Mouse). I believe these were
used with the Apple IIe (pre IIe Platinum). 
4:42 a.m.
New subject: Apple II mouse (was Re: Found another Mac mouse)
--- Tothwolf <tothwolf(a)concentric.net> wrote:
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, chris wrote:
I'd have to unpack my Apple II mouse, but I know the part number is
different than that of the early Mac mice. The mouse requires a special
card to be installed in the Apple II system. The IIe Platinum works fine
with the mouse, as does the standard IIe. I've never tried it with a II+
or II, but it might work ok. I doubt that much software that could make
use of the mouse would run on the older II systems though.
I used to write kiddie games for the C-64 and Apple II, c. 1984-1985, for
a company called Software Productions. Our stuff was published by Reader's
Digest Software - "Micro Mother Goose", "Micro Habitats" and
"Alphabet
Beasts and Company" were our top titles (as an aside, we also supported
the BBC Micro and eventually the IBM PC and PCjr, but I didn't work on
those products). We had one of those Apple II mouse cards. We even added
support to the "London Bridgeout" interactive part of MMG (it was a
simple "Breakout" clone).
So a) yes; it works with the Apple II, and b) I agree; you won't
find much Apple II software that supports it.
Somewhere, I have the card. Might be in an Apple II in the attic.
-ethan
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2:26 p.m.
New subject: Apple II mouse (was Re: Found another Mac mouse)
At 10:43 AM 11/27/02 -0800, you wrote:
We had one of those Apple II mouse cards.
[...]
Somewhere, I have the card. Might be in an Apple II in
the attic.
I have just put up a photo of the mouse interface card at
http://www.decodesystems.com/apple-mice.html
Scroll down to the bottom to see it.
Cheers,
Dan
http://www.decodesystems.com/wanted.html
29 Nov
29 Nov
3:32 p.m.
New subject: Apple II mouse (was Re: Found another Mac mouse)
FWIW
I have a Franklin 1000. When I got one of these Apple II mouse
cards, the mouse didn't work it -- (Mousepaint in ProDos).
I had to do some rom tracing to find that the code tried to decide
which model of Apple it was running on; as well as making sure it
was an Apple ROM that it was running on.
I wrote a one page article for Computist, issue 36 Oct 1986,
titled "Mousepaint for non-Apples". It describes the problem and
provides a patch for MP (MousePaint).
Hmmm, reviewing the article now, apparently getting ProDos running
on my Franklin was also a problem -- and fixed.
Keven Miller
kevenm(a)reeltapetransfer.com
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