Re: [PLUG] OT: Mouse Protocols

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

> Erm, not necessarily. You probably won't be able to find a serial
> mouse with the features you mention (a wheel, maybe; optical
> probably not).


I have, not in use due to rough movement even though it is clean, a 
non-optical Micro$oft ps/2 wheel mouse which came with a serial adapter. 
In that case the adapter would definately work.  I found this which 
states that "/This requires that the mouse handles both protocols. A 
mouse like this is sometimes referred to as a combo-mouse./" 
http://www.hardwarebook.net/adapter/serial/mouseps2serial.html  Which 
is curiously different from this:
http://www.hardwarebook.net/adapter/serial/mouseserialps2.html

> A decent USB card (for bonus points, one with USB 2.0 and Firewire
> ports too) is worth the investment, I'd agree.

In the end the advice was good.  Good.  I feel better.


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