any video of roller ball working with any of these on sam?
On 06/06/2011, VELESOFT <[email protected]> wrote: > It's not true USB to ATARI MOUSE convertor. It's easy PS/2 to ATARI/AMIGA > mouse adapter, but contain USB connector instead PS/2. Some mouses with USB > connector support also PS/2 protocol (all USB mouses with USBtoPS/2 > adapter). > > Price of this USB > ATARI MOUSE adapter is too high. > > Same PS/2 to AMIGA MOUSE convertor is used in my SAM MOUSE TURBO interface: > http://velesoft.speccy.cz/sammouse-cz.htm > > here is my SAM MOUSE TURBO with USB connector : > http://velesoft.speccy.cz/samcoupe/sammouse/sammouse_turbo.jpg > > On board is possible connect USB or PS/2 connector, but only PS/2 protocol > is used (work with all PS/2 mouses or with all USB mouses compatible with > PS/2 protocol). > > Yes, any PS/2 compatible optical or laser mouse or adapter can be connect. > > VELESOFT > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Leszek Chmielewski > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: ST Mice > > > > > > 2011/6/6 <[email protected]> > > Here's something interesting... > > An Atari ST mouse to usb mouse connector. In theory, this should also > work with the SAM mouse interface, should it not? So we could use a modern > usb mouse with the old MGT mouse interface? > > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atari-ST-USB-Mouse-Adapter-Brand-New-/120732726502?pt=UK_VideoGames_VideoGameAccessories_VideoGameAccessories_JN&hash=item1c1c3b34e6#ht_2467wt_1139 > > I suppose the other questions, which others will know better, are > whether or not it would support a)optical mice and b)perhaps even wireless? > Though I would presume there are other issues regarding power from the USB > port, etc, for wireless and optical that might make it incompatible with the > SAM. The item listing seems to imply that it would work with optical and > wireless mice on the ST, so who knows? > > An interesting possibility! :-) > > > It will work with SAM mouse interface and optical / RF mices without > problems, but only if the mice supports PS/2 protocol (sold with a PS/2 > adapter). Pure USB mices are not supported. >
