From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 17 22:52:46 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA03313 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 22:52:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA03308 for ; Sun, 17 Mar 1996 22:52:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id RAA24617; Mon, 18 Mar 1996 17:34:08 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199603180704.RAA24617@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD 2.1 To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 17:34:08 +1030 (CST) Cc: ssriva1@umbc.edu, questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Doug White" at Mar 17, 96 09:46:50 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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 [[