nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Nan _ Zou ) (11/06/90)
I'm in the market for a mouse. I realize I have two choices, a serial or a bus mouse. I know the bus mouse takes up a slot while the serial mouse takes a serialport. Is there any difference in performance? The bus version is usually $10 more. Thanks for any info. -- +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+ | Nan Zou | | | Bitnet : nan@ksuvm.bitnet | "I/O, I/O, it's off the bus we go" | | Internet : nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu | | +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+
infocenter@urz.unibas.ch (11/06/90)
In article <nan.657839501@phobos>, nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Nan _ Zou ) writes: > I'm in the market for a mouse. I realize I have two choices, a serial or a > bus mouse. I know the bus mouse takes up a slot while the serial mouse > takes a serialport. Is there any difference in performance? > The bus version is usually $10 more. Thanks for ... > > -- > +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+ > | Nan Zou | | > | Bitnet : nan@ksuvm.bitnet | "I/O, I/O, it's off the bus we go" | > | Internet : nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu | | > +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+ Hi Nan, friends of mine tested explicitly the difference and found, that under windows, the bus mouse runs about twice as fast as the serial version. bye .................................................................... Didi ****************************************************************************** * Universitas Basiliensis InfoCenter * ******************************************************************************
jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) (11/06/90)
I personally prefer a BUS mouse. I am now using a Logitech C9 bus mouse
and very happy with it. I prefer Logitech's bus mouse because it allows me
to choose the interrupt I wish to use. Microsoft doesn't. In matter of
fact, if you choose to go Microsoft, it wouldn't matter if you chose a bus
or serial mouse. They both will be using a serial port address. That is
also why I got a bus mouse. Logitech's bus mouse frees up my serial port
for use with a modem. I currently have two modems (completely different
types of modems, of course - one Hayes and one DOV 640).
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In article <IbBbXeu00Uw7EE7ko9@andrew.cmu.edu> jc58+@andrew.cmu.edu (Johnny J. Chin) writes: >I personally prefer a BUS mouse. I am now using a Logitech C9 bus mouse >and very happy with it. I prefer Logitech's bus mouse because it allows me >to choose the interrupt I wish to use. Microsoft doesn't. In matter of >fact, if you choose to go Microsoft, it wouldn't matter if you chose a bus >or serial mouse. They both will be using a serial port address. Not true with current versions of the bus MS mouse: mine allows you to choose between 4 IRQ lines. I forget which I/O port it used, or whether you're allowed to change it, but the ATI VGA Wonder uses ports which don't conflict with the COM ports, and works fine with the MS Mouse device driver. (I don't use the MS Mouse any more, now that I've got a bus mouse built in to the video card.) Duncan Murdoch That is >also why I got a bus mouse. Logitech's bus mouse frees up my serial port >for use with a modem. I currently have two modems (completely different >types of modems, of course - one Hayes and one DOV 640).
py@meadow.uucp (Peter Yeung) (11/07/90)
In article <nan.657839501@phobos> nan@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Nan _ Zou ) writes: >I'm in the market for a mouse. I realize I have two choices, a serial or a bus mouse. I know the bus mouse takes up a slot while the serial mouse takes a serialport. Is there any difference in performance? The bus version is usually $10 more. Thanks for any info. > I have used both serial and bus mouse before. I don't notice any differences, period. Serial mice (mouses???) are easier to install since you do not have to fiddle with the IRQ jumpers on bus mouse adaptors (it can be a pain if you have other cards using various IRQ's). However, if you do not have a free serial port or if you will need the serial port later, it would be cheaper to get a bus mouse than to get an extra serial port later. -- Peter Yeung Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center 2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 2, Suite 300 Mississauga, Ont. L5N 1V8 Phone: (416) 542-6300 Fax: (416) 858-2233
MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark Solsman) (11/09/90)
>>to choose the interrupt I wish to use. Microsoft doesn't. In matter of >>fact, if you choose to go Microsoft, it wouldn't matter if you chose a bus >>or serial mouse. They both will be using a serial port address. >Not true with current versions of the bus MS mouse: mine allows you to choose I have a Microsoft Mouse, ImPort Version, along with 4 serial ports and 2 parallel ports. The Mouse Doesn't interfere w/ any of the comm ports. In fact I do high speed telecomm (19200bps) off of a 16550uart w/ no problems. I do have a problem with parallel #2 however, I must use a dynamic timer 'cause when I set PrintCache to work off the ints and I move the mouse...BANG! (but that is because my system is filled up!) ---- Mark Solsman The Pennsylvania State University - Worthington Campus, Scranton, Pa. Bitnet : MHS108 at PSUVM Internet : MHS108 at PSUVM.PSU.EDU