Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,896,897,988 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ADB
(redirected from Apple Desktop Bus)

   Also found in: Financial, Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
ADB
(Apple Desktop Bus) A low-speed serial bus for connecting keyboards, mice and other input devices on Apple IIgs and Macintosh computers. Starting with the iMac in 1998, the ADB was superseded by USB.

Apple Desktop Bus Connector
ADB plugs and sockets look a lot like PS/2 connectors, but use a different pin configuration.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Its data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps are significantly faster than the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) ports' 10 Kbps and the serial port's 230 Kbps.
Interfaces include one Apple Desktop Bus port for keyboard and mouse, two RS-232/RS-422 geo-port compatible serial ports, front and rear 16-bit audio output ports, SRS surround sound, and one rear sound input port.
The systems have an internal Fast SCSI-2 bus and a standard external SCSI bus, along with two serial ports and two Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) interconnects for a keyboard and another ADB device.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.