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aspireone45
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creating a serial optical mouse? any help?
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Sat, 17 August 2013, 22:08:27 »
i picked up an old PC at a garage sale for $1.00 it came with a serial mouse but the track ball doesn't work very well so id like to make it optical... i need help diagrams, eBay items, or just plain pictures... I DON'T CARE what you post i just want help making my life with this PC easier...
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blueSmoke
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Re: creating a serial optical mouse? any help?
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Sun, 18 August 2013, 01:08:48 »
Is there a reason why you cant use one of the current model mice/trackballs? Is this a mouse OR a trackball OR both?
Any photos of the rodent?
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Re: creating a serial optical mouse? any help?
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Sun, 18 August 2013, 04:25:08 »
You have 3 options then: Buy a converter, Build a converter, or Build a mouse from scratch.
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