Tag: adb

Bidirectionally converts keyboards and mice between Apple's ADB interface and modern USB HID.

The BMOW store showed the Wombat as sold out on 2026-07-14. Check the direct product page for a restock.

Adapts modern USB keyboards and mice to early Macintosh keyboard and mouse ports or to ADB.

The current page listed a fully assembled unit without an out-of-stock marker on 2026-07-24. Firmware and hardware are closed source. USB peripheral and hub compatibility varies; early iMac Rev. A through C USB keyboards are explicitly unsupported.

Connects modern USB HID keyboards and mice to Macintosh computers through Apple Desktop Bus.

HIDHopper Base, Base with USB Hub Hat, and Hub Hat-only selections could be added to the JCM cart on 2026-07-24. The assembled QuokkADB Rev. 2022g remained sold out, while its Raspberry Pi Pico Community Edition remained buildable. HIDHopper's Hub Hat requires external USB-C power, must be power-cycled between Macintosh starts, and can otherwise exceed the host's ADB power budget.

Replaces the ball mechanism in an original Apple ADB Mouse or ADB Mouse II with an adjustable optical sensor while retaining the ADB interface.

Both $72.99 variants were out of stock on 2026-07-27: the Mouse II board since May 25 and the original wedge board since July 18. Match the replacement to the exact shell and board shape before ordering. The original ADB cable is required, and installation may require moving its four wires or connector. The USB-C connector changes settings and firmware; it does not turn the mouse into a USB device.

Shares one basic ADB keyboard and mouse among as many as four retro-computer hosts.

The current product page offered build-it-yourself and fully assembled selections on 2026-07-24. Only basic ADB keyboards and mice are supported. The firmware remains under active development and the maker warns that bugs remain.