From: MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu
Subject: Re: SERIAL TO PS/2 MOUSE PORT CABLE
Organization: CARD
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 19:03:23 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.054434.5360@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>                                                                                              
dml@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Danny M Lee) writes:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
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>I have a Logitech Trackman connected (via a 9 pin connector) to my serial                                                                            
>port on my IBM PS/2 50Z.  I would like to free my serial port up and have                                                                            
>the Trackman connected to my PS/2 mouse port, which is just sitting there,                                                                           
>making no use of itself.  Does anyone know where I can get such a cable,                                                                             
>which connects a 9 pin to the mouse port?  Any help would be greatly                                                                                 
>appreciated?  Thanks in advance.                                                                                                                     
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Our Microsoft Serial-PS/2 mouse came with just such a cable.  Maybe you                                                                               
have a friend who has a Serial-PS/2 mouse hooked to a non_PS/2 that you                                                                               
can borrow the cable from.  Also, the mouse must be PS/2 mouse port                                                                                   
compatable, otherwise it might not work.  We do have some MS Serial                                                                                   
Mouse's that are NOT PS/2 compatable, they must say Serial - PS/2 on the                                                                              
bottom of the mouse, otherwise they won't work.I think the MS PS/2                                                                                    
Mouse's have more wires in their cable.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                      
Good luck                                                                                                                                             
Mike Long                                                                                                                                             
Iowa State University                                                                                                                                 
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