Anybody wants to connect a PC mouse to the SAM ??
I think so!
All you need is the COMMs interface (with the RS232 part).
And solder a single wire at the connector to make them work (with a
special driver) .
If you have a Microsoft Ballpoint Mouse you even don't have
to solder the wire .
Will this work with normal PS/2 type mice as well? If so then would it
be easy to make a 9-pin - PS/2 converter with said extra wire?
Nope - the RS232 mice run off +12v and -12v (well, 12ish..) but
the PS/2 mice run of +5v, 0v. Also, the PS/2 mouse communicates
synchronously (whereas RS232