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Connecting the mouse and keyboard
You have a choice of several keyboards for your Macintosh. They are all connected the same way.
1Plug the mouse cable into the port on either side of the keyboard.
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The plug and the port are marked with the same icon (◊). Align the icons before you insert the plug. The positions of the port and icon on your keyboard may be different from those pictured.
ADB icon
By the way: The ◊ icon is called the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) icon.
2Plug the keyboard cable (both ends are the same) into the other port on the keyboard.
3Plug the keyboard cable into the port on the back of the computer marked with the ◊ icon.
Some monitors have a port to which you can connect the keyboard or mouse. See the information that came with your monitor.
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