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PC peripherals and G4 Cube
Name: EM386N Date: March 8, 2005 at 11:39:28 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home Edition CPU/Ram: 1.6 AMD Athlon
Comment:
If I bought a G4 cube with no mouse, no keyboard and no monitor, will my existing PS/2 Keyboard and mouse work. Also will it work with my TFT flat Panel monitor.
Name: MikeG Date: March 10, 2005 at 16:34:09 Pacific
Reply:
Macs don't have PS/2 ports. You'll have to either buy a new keyboard/mouse, or get a PS/2 to USB converter. I don't belive the monitor will work either... I think the cube uses a proprietary ADC video cable that your non-apple monitor can't connect to, however, I'm not *completely* sure about this...
-MikeG
Dell Dimension 8200 / iMac G3 350MHz
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Response Number 2
Name: Kyomii Date: March 19, 2005 at 21:44:23 Pacific
Reply:
You will need the apple adapter for your monitor. Any USB keyboard/mouse will work, not PS/2. I wouldn't recommend a PS/2 convertor, you may experience problems. For what a new keyboard and mouse costs, it isn't worth the hassle of buying/using convertor.
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