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In article <4ou1a2$8eh@news.ios.com>, Jean Kols <jeank@tribeca.ios.com> wrote:
>Henry Carson (md@spss.demon.co.uk) wrote:
>: I have a Logitech Portable Trackman normally used with a portable PC.
>: It has a 9-pin Mini-Din plug on which only 5 wires are connected. Does
>: any technical whiz kid know if it is possible to connect this to my
>: amiga 1200 mouse or serial ports? What would be the pin assignments and
>: what software will control it? All the aminet progs I've looked at require
>: 9 wires for a serial connection!
>
>: (PS I can solder)
>
>:      Henry Carson - md@spss.demon.co.uk
>
>:          ADAPT or DIE   !   !  ! !!
>Just buy an adapter at any PC computer store. If they don't have one to 
>go from the Logitech directly to the 25 pin, get one that goes to 9 pin, 
>then 9-25 pin. (My GlidePoint came with an adapter to go to 9 pin)


I'm sick of people giving the wrong or incomplete information.

The Logitech type mouse will NOT work properly with a standard Amiga 
serial port!  You see, the type of port config it uses can't be generated 
with the Amiga internal serial hardware, and therefore you need a second 
port board like a GVP ioExtender.



	

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