Mice--the computer kind, not the furry rodents!

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Okay, as we should all know mice have USB connections, but what in the world
are the previous ones called!? I.E. the round port.

I have been asked to find an adapter to convert the round connection to USB,
and it would help me to know what the heck it's called!

Thanks!
 
Leprakawn said:
Okay, as we should all know mice have USB connections, but what in the world
are the previous ones called!? I.E. the round port.

I have been asked to find an adapter to convert the round connection to USB,
and it would help me to know what the heck it's called!

Thanks!
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PS/2
 
From: "Leprakawn" <[email protected]>

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| PS/2

And before PS/2 (IBM) was the serial port or the Logitech InPort !
 
=?Utf-8?B?TGVwcmFrYXdu?= said:
Okay, as we should all know mice have USB connections, but what in the world
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Incorrect. Mice may have USB, PS/2, or serial port connections.
 
Leprakawn wrote
Thank you!!

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PS/2
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One thing to bear in mind: A mouse will not work with a PS/2-USB
adapter unless it was designed to do so. One cannot connect just any
PS/2 mouse to a USB port by way of an adapter and expect it to work.
Granted, most mice these days "swing both ways," but many older mice
don't. The easiest way to tell: if a mouse came with a PS/2-USB
adapter, or if it says "USB and PS/2 Compatible" on the bottom, it'll
work with the adapter.


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From: "matchstich" <[email protected]>

| i thought that the AT plug was after serial and before ps2

AT plug ?

The serial port came first. Then Microsoft and Logitech created the InPort in an 8 bit ISA
card that would allow a mouse to be connected. Then when the IBM PS/2 PC came out (after
the IBM PC, IBM PC/XT and IBM PC/AT) it had the PS/2 ports for the mouse and keyboard.

Thus the PS/2 port was a new standard that was subsequently widely adopted.
 
David said:
From: "matchstich" <[email protected]>

| i thought that the AT plug was after serial and before ps2

AT plug ?
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The AT-style connector was never used for mice, but it was a common
keyboard connection, some years ago.

http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/a/atkey.htm




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David said:
Oh... The 5 pin DIN keyboard connector !
I never heard it called an "AT plug".
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The design was introduced on IBM's PC/AT product line, so the name
stuck. (Probably because "AT" is easily to say than "5-pin DIN.")


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