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28.Dd December 3, 2009
29.Dt ADB 4
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm adb
33.Nd Apple Desktop Bus
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35To compile this driver into the kernel,
36place the following lines in your
37kernel configuration file:
38.Bd -ragged -offset indent
39.Cd "device adb"
40.Ed
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44driver provides support for the Apple Desktop Bus, which is a simple
45multi-drop bus used in general for input peripherals in older Apple
46Macintosh hardware.
47.Pp
48The Apple Desktop Bus provides attachment for up to 16 devices,
49including multiple devices of a single type, but not does support
50hot-plugging.
51.Sh SEE ALSO
52Apple Tech Note HW01: ADB - The Untold Story: Space Aliens Ate My Mouse:
53.Pa http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/technotes/hw/hw_01.html
54.Pp
55.Xr akbd 4 ,
56.Xr ams 4 ,
57.Xr cuda 4 ,
58.Xr pmu 4
59.Sh HISTORY
60The
61.Nm
62device driver appeared in
63.Fx 8.0 .
64.Sh AUTHORS
65.An -nosplit
66The
67.Nm
68driver was written by
69.An Nathan Whitehorn
70.Aq nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org .