Posted by Joe on November 02, 1999 at 10:35:14:
In Reply to: I am smart enough to make an a** of myself posted by john mac on November 01, 1999 at 18:31:19:
I bought a Microspeed trackball about a year and a half ago. Included with the trackball WAS A PS2/SERIAL ADAPTER. In fact, the instruction booklet explained how, depending on your computer and needs, the trackball could be connected to either port. I have a PS/2 mouse and a Serial trackball connected with no problems.
I'd recommend taking a moment to install a serial mouse driver, spending $4.95 for the adapter and trying it.
Joe
: So I went ahead and posted how smart I am that I bought the microspeed oversize trackball and how easy it is to mount. I had been using it on my regular machine and unhooked it and took it to the garage for the mame machine and guess what? The mame machine does not have a PS2 port! Only a serial port. A quick call to a friendly microspeed rep and I now know that the ps2 to serial gender changer will not work because of "firmware issues" I can pay $45 and they will re-work my trackball. Hmmm, I am an idiot!!!