shap@bunker.UUCP (Joseph D. Shapiro) (09/27/88)
I own a PCs Limited AT, the original, no speed switch, case just like
an IBM AT.
In general I have no problems with this machine, but I recently ran
across one.
I can't get a mouse to work via a mouse driver. I CAN get MS windows
to work, but windows knows about the mouse directly, not via mouse.com
or mouse.sys.
I have tried a TANDY serial mouse, a MS serial mouse, and a MS bus
mouse, all with the same results: windows OK, other software
(Multiplan, PC-Paintbrush, etc) NG.
I suspect a bios incompatability. Is it possible to correct this with
a TSR or something? Has anyone got any experience in this area? I
have called Dell, they are real good at taking my phone number down,
but not at all good about using it.
Thanks in advance.
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{decvax,yale,philabs,oliveb}!bunker!shaptim@attdso.ATT.COM (Tim J Ihde) (10/04/88)
In article <4133@bunker.UUCP> shap@clunker.UUCP (Joseph D. Shapiro) writes: >I own a PCs Limited AT, the original, no speed switch, case just like >an IBM AT. >I can't get a mouse to work via a mouse driver. I CAN get MS windows >to work, but windows knows about the mouse directly, not via mouse.com >or mouse.sys. >I have tried a TANDY serial mouse, a MS serial mouse, and a MS bus >mouse, all with the same results: windows OK, other software >(Multiplan, PC-Paintbrush, etc) NG. >I suspect a bios incompatability. Is it possible to correct this with >a TSR or something? Has anyone got any experience in this area? I >have called Dell, they are real good at taking my phone number down, >but not at all good about using it. >Joe Shapiro Interesting . . . I've had a problem with my MS bus mouse and my PC's Limited 286-12 since I got the machine. It's not very drastic, just strange. Once I've had the mouse driver loaded, I can't do a warm boot. If one is attempted, the machine hangs with a keyboard error 101 (I think, I don't have the machine handy at the moment). It's funny since the mouse works just fine, and I can even remove the mouse TSR via the 'mark' and 'release' programs, but I still can't reboot the machine. Anyway, I had always just suspected a bios problem with the PC's Limited w.r.t. mice. Since it hasn't been a great hardship to cold boot the machine when I use the mouse (not often), I've never tried to really nail them down on this one. I must say, I usually have gotten good response from their techs - maybe now that they are on the net they can be contacted via e-mail? -- Tim J Ihde UUCP: att!attdso!tim (201) 898-6687 INTERNET: tim@attdso.att.com "Blimey - this redistribution of wealth is more complicated than I'd thought!" - Dennis Moore and misc. Presidents