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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.
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