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From: gah@hood.hood.caltech.edu (Glen Herrmannsfeldt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: ps/2 mouse interface?
Summary: Is ps/2 type mouse compatible with serial mouse?
Keywords: ps/2 mouse
Message-ID: <gah.671158468@hoodlum>
Date: 9 Apr 91 00:54:28 GMT
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Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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I need to know about the PS/2 mouse interface, enough to know
if I can connect a PS/2 compatible mouse (actually a trackball,
if that matters) to a non-PS/2.  This would have to be as a serial
mouse.  It seems that I heard of serial mice that would work on
PS/2's so it might work.  Do I need an extra power supply?
I know I will need a longer cable, it is only about 1 foot.
I could easily add a power supply if needed.

This is for use with OS/2 1.2, so it needs to be compatible
with some PM mouse driver.