Apple 8500 manual Connecting the mouse and keyboard, Connecting a keyboard with a built-in cable

Connecting the mouse and keyboard

You have a choice of several keyboards for your Macintosh. The way you connect the mouse and keyboard depends on whether the keyboard has a separate cable or a built-in cable.

Connecting a keyboard with a built-in cable

1Plug the mouse cable into the recessed port on the back of the keyboard.

The plug and the port are marked with the × icon (symbol). The positions of the port and icon on your keyboard may be different from those pictured.

By the way: A port marked with the × icon is called an Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port.

Plug the mouse cable into the recessed port on the keyboard. The flat part of the plug should be pointing down, as shown here.

This cable plugs into the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port, marked with the × icon, on the back of the computer.

2Plug the keyboard cable into the port marked with the × icon on the back of the computer.

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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