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NAME
adb - Apple Desktop Bus
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
device adb
DESCRIPTION
The adb driver provides support for the Apple Desktop Bus, which is a
simple multi-drop bus used in general for input peripherals in older
Apple Macintosh hardware.
The Apple Desktop Bus provides attachment for up to 16 devices, including
multiple devices of a single type, but not does support hot-plugging.
SEE ALSO
Apple Tech Note HW01: ADB - The Untold Story: Space Aliens Ate My Mouse:
http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/technotes/hw/hw_01.html
akbd(4), ams(4), cuda(4), pmu(4)
HISTORY
The adb device driver appeared in FreeBSD 8.0.
AUTHORS
The adb driver was written by Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@FreeBSD.org>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6 December 3, 2009 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6