Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:15:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Scott Baret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've just started reading into this mouse discussion
with this post, but I'm assuming it's a Plus or
earlier mouse (sometimes called "Mac Plus mouse"). If
it does have an 8 pin serial and not the 5 pin that it
probably is should it have a DIN connector then it's
the first I've ever seen on a Mac that doesn't use a
standard input port.
I am also joining the discussion late.
I have here a joystick for the Mac which plugs into the serial port
instead of into the ADB port. It's made by USA Identity Systems and
the part number is IDFLTSTK-M. It has a driver so that it can work
through the serial port on a Mac. It has the mini-DIN8 connector.
I imagine that there may be a few rare mice out there which plug into
the serial port also. It's not really any stretch from a joystick
serial driver to a mouse serial driver.
I don't see how that mini-DIN8 port on the Turbo Mouse could be
anything but a serial connector. But I wonder if the 9 pin connector
is meant for a PC or for the mouse connector on a Plus or earlier Mac.
Jeff Walther
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