Re: Old trackball won't work on modern laptops

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:46:28 GMT, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Yanik wrote:

Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:vTash.2588$O02.10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:


Since I have to do a largish schematic and won't be in the office the
whole time I wanted to connect my trusty old trackball to a laptop. This
old mouse still boasts a, gasp, 9-pin serial connector. But you know how
it is, when you get used to a tool no matter how ancient you don't want
to miss it. Just as I still miss that wonderful Fahrvergnuegen of my
first car...

Tried it on two laptops, a Dell and a new Twinhead that surprisingly
also came with a RS232 serial port. Neither recognized that anything
"new" was connected nor could I find any setup in Windows (one is XP,
the other NT/2000). I am sure I can dig out the old mouse drivers but
they are from the days when Windows were still those glass thingies that
you use Windex on.

How do you get an old serial port mouse working on a "modern" laptop?



get an adapter to fit the PS/2 mouse port,or one to convert to a USB port.
I find that Best Buy(in theUS) has low prices on adapters.


Good idea. Although that usually only provide a virtual COM port and
then it would still need a driver for the mouse.

Spend the $49 already!

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