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No Mouse
Name: Bob Date: September 25, 2000 at 06:09:27 Pacific
Comment:
I would like to add a mouse to old pc but no place to plug in. Can a mouse be added to another port?
Name: Z Furman Date: September 25, 2000 at 09:28:10 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Bob: Try using the serial port, & try using set serial port mouse setting in setup.exe. You can find this file in the Windows directory, try using File Manager to locate. You will need an adaptor for your mouse, unless you can find an old serial port mouse.
Good luck. Z
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Response Number 2
Name: james Date: September 26, 2000 at 04:20:51 Pacific
Reply:
actually Z, in the computer shops in our city, i can easily find both ps/2 and serial mice, brand new. i used to think that ps/2 mice were obsolete, but i was wrong too!
james :)
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Response Number 3
Name: Z Furman Date: September 26, 2000 at 08:50:19 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks James: I haven't looked for a mouse in years, still using a ALPS track pad (serial port, PC doesn't have a PS2 port) on my old 486 DX4-100.
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