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by **David Longle** » Thu, 22 Feb 1996 04:00:00

I started with a Digital mouse with a PS/2 like connector which isn't of
course PS/2 *or* bus mouse compatible. So I then got hold of a full length
Digital DEPCA AA network card with mouse port. Unfortunately, it won't boot
in my machine (a standard problem with DEC cards apart from the Turbo 3 in
my machines).

So - is there such a thing as a DIGITAL network card with mouse port like
the Turbo 3 or is there a Digital Mouse card which my mouse will work with?

(And work under Windows 3.11...and DOS 6.22 . .. just playing safe!).

--
David Longley

by **Jeffrey Conrad Powel** » Fri, 23 Feb 1996 04:00:00

If I remember correctly, that goes back to the war between IBM and Microsof=
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over their two bus mouse styles. IBM won, but there are still are still alo=
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the Microsoft InPort mice around. What machine do you have? Why won't it bo=
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What NOS are you running? =

The only card DEC made with a mouse port was the DEPCA-AA long board.

Let me know more; I have piles of old DEPCA cards and Msoft Inport cards.

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> I started with a Digital mouse with a PS/2 like connector which isn't of
> course PS/2 *or* bus mouse compatible. So I then got hold of a full lengt=
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> Digital DEPCA AA network card with mouse port. Unfortunately, it won't bo=
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> in my machine (a standard problem with DEC cards apart from the Turbo 3 i=
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> my machines).
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> So - is there such a thing as a DIGITAL network card with mouse port like=
> the Turbo 3 or is there a Digital Mouse card which my mouse will work wit=
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> (And work under Windows 3.11...and DOS 6.22 . .. just playing safe!).
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> --
> David Longley

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by **man..** » Fri, 23 Feb 1996 04:00:00

> I started with a Digital mouse with a PS/2 like connector which isn't of
> course PS/2 *or* bus mouse compatible. So I then got hold of a full length
> Digital DEPCA AA network card with mouse port. Unfortunately, it won't boot
> in my machine (a standard problem with DEC cards apart from the Turbo 3 in
> my machines).

Have you also got the DEC keyboard which plugs into that DEPCA board?
If you haven't, then I am not surprised it won't boot.
If you have, I am a bit surprised.....

A few years back now, I installed quite a few of these boards to various
types of machines, and only one (a Compaq...but no reflexion on them) would
not work, although, at the time I tied it down to some weird memory board.

I _think_ the keyboard is an LK 250, and may be interchangeable with the
keyboard from an old VAXmate.

Quote:> So - is there such a thing as a DIGITAL network card with mouse port like
> the Turbo 3 or is there a Digital Mouse card which my mouse will work with?

> (And work under Windows 3.11...and DOS 6.22 . .. just playing safe!).

Geez! I take it you are _not_ serious about running nostalgic and obsolete
stuff! ;-)

Quote:
> --
> David Longley

regards,
CrazyCam Nostalgic and Obsolete Products SIG
DECUS Australia

by **David Longle** » Mon, 26 Feb 1996 04:00:00

> > I started with a Digital mouse with a PS/2 like connector which isn't of
> > course PS/2 *or* bus mouse compatible. So I then got hold of a full length
> > Digital DEPCA AA network card with mouse port. Unfortunately, it won't boot
> > in my machine (a standard problem with DEC cards apart from the Turbo 3 in
> > my machines).

> Have you also got the DEC keyboard which plugs into that DEPCA board?
> If you haven't, then I am not surprised it won't boot.
> If you have, I am a bit surprised.....

> A few years back now, I installed quite a few of these boards to various
> types of machines, and only one (a Compaq...but no reflexion on them) would
> not work, although, at the time I tied it down to some weird memory board.

> I _think_ the keyboard is an LK 250, and may be interchangeable with the
> keyboard from an old VAXmate.

> > So - is there such a thing as a DIGITAL network card with mouse port like
> > the Turbo 3 or is there a Digital Mouse card which my mouse will work with?

> > (And work under Windows 3.11...and DOS 6.22 . .. just playing safe!).

> Geez! I take it you are _not_ serious about running nostalgic and obsolete
> stuff! ;-)

> > --
> > David Longley

> regards,
> CrazyCam Nostalgic and Obsolete Products SIG
> DECUS Australia

It's a nice mouse. I just want to use the mouse. How can I use the mouse
EXCEPT via these 'obsolete' products? Is there are adapter which will let
me plug the mouse into my serial port?
--
David Longley

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