[comp.sys.att] Use of Miniscribe 6085 in 6300 PLUS

ninja@bradley.UUCP (01/09/88)

> 2) Has anyone used the Logitech P7 3-button mouse that has a 9-pin
>    connector in the PC6300?  If so, does it use any special drivers, or
>    must it use the AT&T mouse 6300 driver package?

I haven't used one myself, but I've recommended them to other people
(that's part of my job).  Anyway :

It comes with drivers to make it compatible with the Microsoft
mouse.  Sometimes (depending upon where you buy it from) it comes with
drivers to let it replace the arrow keys on your keyboard for those
packages that don't support mice.  The serial version comes with a
DB9, but it is *NOT* plug compatible with the port on AT&T 301 and
302 keyboards.  Rumor had it a while ago that if you made your own DB9
connector and moved some of the pins around it would work off the 301/302
keyboard port.  It does come with a DB9 to DB25 adaptor cable so you
can plug it into the serial port.

It will function as stated on a 6300 or other IBM compatible (we
have them attached to 6300's and Zenith 159's).

Frank McGee
Microcomputer Support Specialist
Bradley University
Peoria, Ill.  61625