Older apple mic

[joecool85]

My brother gave me a mic that is (I'm assuming) for an older powermac or something. It is beige, looks kinda roundy, and is suppose to mount ontop of a monitor. Here is the problem, it has some sort of non standard size plug that doesn't fit all the way into my PM G5, it's too big at the base. Any help?

**edit**
found a pic

 

[jhu]

how about a picture of the plug?

 

[Makosuke]

Those mics used a special plug that was, so far as I know, only present on MUCH older Macs (it probably carried power or both sound in and out or something). I'm fairly certain it's not compatible with anything even remotely modern, though I suppose there might be some sort of adapter out there.

 

[LimeiBook86]

Those mics used a special plug that was, so far as I know, only present on MUCH older Macs (it probably carried power or both sound in and out or something). I'm fairly certain it's not compatible with anything even remotely modern, though I suppose there might be some sort of adapter out there.

Those microphones were for older Macs, my friend explained why they had a different plug once but I forgot, acroding to an eBay listing under 'Apple PlainTalk Microphone' they will work up to a PowerMac G4 AGP. I have a few of these mics lying around, along with the Apple standard circle ones. I have seen clear versions of this microphone online meaning that Apple shipped it not too many years ago. I think the plug is for an amplified audio signal or something...I forget

 

[joecool85]

Yeah, the plug is the same except longer and 3 piece. The tip supplies power for the internal amp in it. (I just did a lot of research.) Apparently its called a PlainTalk mic. Anyway, I guess I can't use it without a lot of modification. The only adapters I can find are ones to use old computers that are suppose to use PlainTalk mics with regular mics. Not the other way around. Oh well. I can grab a cheap mic, I was just hoping to be able to use this cool old one.

 

[Graeme Pearce]

Careful, it's not too old. I still have one connected to a PM7600. Both working well

Gp

 

[jjohnson34]

Those mics used a special plug that was, so far as I know, only present on MUCH older Macs (it probably carried power or both sound in and out or something). I'm fairly certain it's not compatible with anything even remotely modern, though I suppose there might be some sort of adapter out there.

[doublepost=1545430745][/doublepost]False.. this older Mac mic can be usef with any opperating system as long as there's a microphone jack.. I have the clear old Mac mic and it works great with with Windows Vista flawlessly

 

[Red Menace]

Many of those old microphones have different connectors (the ports were multi-purpose) and there are a few different ones, so you do need to be careful. Congratulations on resurrecting a thirteen-year-old topic, though.

 

[Horatia.Horowitz]

[doublepost=1545430745][/doublepost]False.. this older Mac mic can be usef with any opperating system as long as there's a microphone jack.. I have the clear old Mac mic and it works great with with Windows Vista flawlessly

Are you using this Apple PlainTalk Microphone with Windows? I can't imagine how, as the extended 3.5 mm jack was proprietary to Apple and used from about 1993 to 2000 only. Is it possible you were using the older round Apple Omnidirectional Microphone?