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| Dougmeister:
What happens when you cross: ...a PS/2 spinner with a USB mouse? ...a serial spinner with a PS/2 mouse? (NO, this isn't a joke... no punchline coming) I have a USB mouse w/ a PS/2 converter on it, but want to get one of TheNasty's spinners. I can get either a PS/2 or a serial connection, but my vast experimentation (5 minutes) on 2 Windows '98 systems I have show that 2 mice cannot co-exist on a computer at the same time. Now, maybe if you did the "Add Hardware" wizard, loaded other drivers, I dunno. Just wondering if I can have my cake and eat it, too. Please advise. Thanks. |
| Goz:
Yeah it should work. Example: Laptops with 98 usually have PS2 ports for mice / keyboard and they also have built in pointing devices. Spinners and trackballs connected to an optipac are seen as two mice. I don't recall there being an OS restriction, however if there was, you might be able to use a Y splitter. -Goz |
| Dougmeister:
Thanks. Tried a PS/2 mouse on a machine that had an existing (working) USB Mouse. PS/2 didn't work. O/S = Win98SE. Same thing on another Win98SE machine w/ a PS/2... added a serial and it didn't work. Do you think I need to run the "Add Hardware" wizard or something? |
| NoOne=NBA=:
You'll probably need to run the Analog+ version of MAME to do this. It supports multiple mice. |
| quarterback:
--- Quote from: Dougmeister on January 25, 2005, 09:46:37 pm ---Thanks. Tried a PS/2 mouse on a machine that had an existing (working) USB Mouse. --- End quote --- |
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