Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 13:03:43 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: ssriva1@umbc.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD 2.1 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960318130133.6916F-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199603180704.RAA24617@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > 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. I'm just not getting anywhere today, I think I'm 1-for-3 in questions responses. :-) Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't aware of a difference, and even why. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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