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From: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: differences between mice types?
Keywords: bus mouse serial mice
Message-ID: <1147@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 89 12:53:47 GMT
References: <2254@trantor.harris-atd.com>
Reply-To: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu.UUCP (Jim Wright)
Organization: Iowa State U. Computer Science Department, Ames, IA
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In article <2254@trantor.harris-atd.com> wcurtiss@x102c.harris-atd.com (Curtiss WC 67625) writes:
| Besides the obvious physical differences (i.e., an added card, different
| connectors), how do a serial mouse and a bus mouse differ?  I am interested
| in the differences from a programmers point.

Yes, there are differences.  Major differences.  I had a large program
that worked fine with a bus mouse.  I switched to a serial mouse and
*nothing* worked.  Microsoft couldn't help.  The net couldn't help.  I
couldn't find it after two months intensive effort.

There are differences.  I don't know what they are.  If someone does,
*please* speak up.

-- 
Jim Wright
jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu