[Coco] PS-2 Mouse on CoCo

[tonym]

I stashed a few of those away as well.
I also have one of the original MS "Dove Bar" serial mice stashed, as well.

It;s hit-or-miss nowadays, on whether a PS/2 mouse will work with the serial adapter.
Besides the fact it's so hard to even FIND PS/2 mice!


Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Ewy jcewy at swbell.net
Sent 11/11/2007 6:33:13 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: Re: [Coco] PS-2 Mouse on CoCo

Bob Devries wrote:
 Both the Amiga and Atari ST use a "quadrature" mouse. I.e. thay have
 four outputs to the computer two for horizontal motion, two for vertical.

 It is much easier to use a serial mouse on a coco, especially under
 NitrOS9/OS-9, since drivers are already in place for using them.

 Since a number of PS/2 mice come with a 9-pin serial adaptor, wouldn't
 it just be a software issue to make them work on the coco's RS232 pak?

Hey, Bob,

FWIW, most PS/2 mice I see these days don't support the serial protocol
anymore. I do have a couple that do and I prize them rather highly
because of it. I keep them on my workbench along with a couple adapters
so I can easily plug into whatever horrible old PC comes my way. In my
experience, the M'Soft branded mice will say on the bottom "Serial and
PS/2 Compatible" if they support both protocols. I have also seen a few
older Logitech mice that support both.

JCE
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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek" dml_68 at yahoo.com
 To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" coco at maltedmedia.com
 Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 6:03 AM
 Subject: Re: [Coco] PS-2 Mouse on CoCo


 Would I have an easier time if I tried to convert a mouse from an
 Atari ST or Amiga since they both use the joystick port like the CoCo
 does for mouse input?

 Thanks for all the replies




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