sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (10/15/85)
I thought by purchasing a bus version of the Microsoft Mouse, I would be
able to continue using both COM1 and COM2. Turns out that the recommended
interrupt level for the mouse when installed on the PC/AT is the same as
COM2, thus (I think) preventing simultaneous use of the mouse and COM2. I
have an IBM serial/parallel card as COM1, and an AST Advantage with a
disabled COM2. Is anyone familiar enough with the AT's interrupt levels
and its complement of available hardware to suggest another interrupt line
which I could use safely with the Microsoft Mouse?
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/Steve Dyer
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sdyer@bbncc5.ARPAlanget@ecn-pc.UUCP (Timothy Lange) (10/18/85)
You should be able to use the mouse by setting the jumper on the
mouse board to use interrupt 2 (IRQ2). I don't know of anything
on the AT that will interfere. If you have more than two comm
ports then they will try to use interrupts 5 and 2, 5 is usually
used for a hard disk adapter, so 2 is the only free one.
On another note, there are comm boards that support multiple
ports on one interrupt, I don't know the brands.
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