▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Apple T alk ▁system . ▁This ▁left ▁the ▁Mac ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁single - pur pose ▁mouse ▁and ▁keyboard ▁ports , ▁and ▁no ▁general - pur pose ▁system ▁for ▁low - speed ▁devices ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁Apple ▁Des ktop ▁Bus ▁Apple ▁Des ktop ▁Bus ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Steve ▁W oz nia k , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Some one ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁connection ▁system ▁for ▁devices ▁like ▁m ice ▁and ▁key boards , ▁one ▁that ▁would ▁require ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁da isy - ch ained ▁cable , ▁and ▁be ▁in exp ensive ▁to ▁implement . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁system ▁to ▁use ▁Apple ▁Des ktop ▁Bus ▁was ▁the ▁Apple ▁II GS ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁on ▁all ▁Apple ▁Mac int osh ▁machines ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁Mac int osh ▁II ▁and ▁Mac int osh ▁SE . ▁Apple ▁Des ktop ▁Bus ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁on ▁later ▁models ▁of ▁Ne XT ▁computers . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁Apple ▁Des ktop ▁Bus ▁devices ▁are ▁for ▁input , ▁including ▁track ball s , ▁jo yst icks , ▁graphics ▁table ts ▁and ▁similar ▁devices . ▁Special - pur pose ▁uses ▁included ▁software ▁protection ▁d ong les ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁Tele Port ▁mode m . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁USB ▁The ▁first ▁Mac int osh ▁to ▁move ▁on ▁from ▁Apple ▁Des ktop ▁Bus ▁was