Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 17:34:08 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: ssriva1@umbc.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD 2.1 Message-ID: <199603180704.RAA24617@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960317214600.454G@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Mar 17, 96 09:46:50 pm
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Doug White stands accused of saying: > > > Another question I have is about the mouse. I have a Logitech two button > > mouse with a round circular plug that connects to the back of the > > computer. Is this a bus mouse or a PS/2 mouse? > > Well, it's both :-) Those are synonyms. No, they're not. "bus" mice have a micro hung off the AT bus; PS/2 mice have keyboard-style interfaces and hang off the keyboard controller. Very _very_ different. The above is almost certainly a PS/2 rodent, as busmice are virtually extinct. > Doug White | University of Oregon -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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