...................................................................................................................................................... N eXT Non-ADB mouse to Microsoft In-port ......................................................................................................................................................
I missed the feel of my non-adb N e X T mouse, so I set out to make it work on my OPENSTEP box. I would need to make a keyboard and mouse work with the PS/2, USB, or a Bus mouse port. I have yet to find a way to use the Non-ADB keyboard on a PC, the ADB keyboard has got to be among the crappiest keyboards in terms of feel I ever used, and as such, would not be worth getting an ADB > USB converter to allow its use. The same goes for the ADB mouse, the grandpappy of the much maligned Apple "hockeypuck" mouse. It's too small for my hand, but I kind of like the rounded feel of it. However, not as much as I like the square, brick, non-ADB mouse!

I got a Microsoft Bus Mouse and a couple of In-port cards, and set out to do the reverse of the most common Logitech/Microsoft Bus mouse > N e X T procedure described in numerous USENET postings and in the FAQ.

WIRE COLOR | MINI DIN PIN | LOGITECH SIGNAL | MICROSOFT IN-PORT SIGNAL |  | N e X T PINOUT | N e X T SIGNAL
`Black` | 1 | +5V | +5V | 1 | +5V
`Brown` | 2 | X2 | XA | 2 | XA
`Red` | 3 | X1 | XB | 3 | XB
`Orange` | 4 | Y1 | YA | 4 | YA
`Yellow` | 5 | Y2 | YB | 5 | YB
`Green` | 6 | Left | SW1 | 6 | Rt
`Violet` | 7 | Middle | SW2 | 7 | Lt
`Gray` | 8 | Right | SW3 | 8 | GND
`White` | 9 | GND | Logic GND | NC | NC
`SHIELD` | Shell | Chassis | Chassis | Chassis |