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