Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 09:21:15 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Info about the keyboard and mouse ports ... IT
At 01:05 PM 3/06/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 20:02:48 +0000 >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Info about the keyboard and mouse ports ... IT > > >>Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:40:19 +0100 (GMT/BST) >>From: Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: Re: [LIB] Info about the keyboard and mouse ports ... IT >> >>I came in a little late on this thread also, so appologies if this has >>already been asked, but why not just use a PS/2 Y adapter if you want >>external >>keyboard and mouse simultaneously on a 100CT? >> >>I bought one at the same time I bought my Libretto, and have been using >>external keyboard and mouse ever since whenever I am using the machine >>at home. The only odd thing I have never been able to explain is that it >>only works properly if I plug the mouse into the socket labelled 'keyboard' >>and the keyboard has to go into the mouse socket.. > >That's cos it's been wired incorrectly! (the mouse and keyboard use >different pins - a sensible design would carry all six pins through, but >there you go!) Bleh ... *sigh* thats what happens when you answer emails at 3am in the morning when you get up to get a drink ... ya its wired up incorrectly, the keyboard cable should carry pin 1 and the mouse cable should carry pin 2 (to pin 1) ... missed that ... heh - Raymond --- /~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?" | | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +-------------------------------------------| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | | ICQ: 31756092 | Libretto IRC channel #Libretto on DALNet! | \~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
