will it work with xp

[lee]

i been given a trackerball (made by digital egde with a
serial plug) how do i get it to work in xp? i cant find
digital edges web site but surely its only like an old
mouse with a serial plug so i dont think i need drivers?

[R. C. White]

Hi, Lee.

I don't know Digital Edge (they may be out of business), but I suspect the
key word is "serial". I never did get my beloved old Logitech C-7 serial
mouse working with WinXP so I bought a new PS/2 mouse for $10 or so. (Now
I've moved on to a Microsoft Cordless Desktop, but that's another story.)

Can you get an adapter to let your trackball plug into your PS/2 or USB
port?

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"lee" > wrote in message
...
> i been given a trackerball (made by digital egde with a
> serial plug) how do i get it to work in xp? i cant find
> digital edges web site but surely its only like an old
> mouse with a serial plug so i dont think i need drivers?

[Perdita X. Dream]

R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Lee.
>
> I don't know Digital Edge (they may be out of business), but I
> suspect the key word is "serial". I never did get my beloved old
> Logitech C-7 serial mouse working with WinXP so I bought a new PS/2
> mouse for $10 or so. (Now I've moved on to a Microsoft Cordless
> Desktop, but that's another story.)
>
> Can you get an adapter to let your trackball plug into your PS/2 or
> USB port?
>
> RC
>
> "lee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> i been given a trackerball (made by digital egde with a
>> serial plug) how do i get it to work in xp? i cant find
>> digital edges web site but surely its only like an old
>> mouse with a serial plug so i dont think i need drivers?

AFAIK Windows XP doesn't support serial, and I've never seen a serial to USB
adapter (though I'm not saying they don't exist). I have a couple of serial
to PS/2 adapters but I was never successful in getting a serial pointing
device to work under XP - even with an adapter.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Serial to USB adapters do actually exist. They even come included
with some new laptops(Microns, anyway), now. BTW, my WinXP Pro
machine supports serial devices.


Bruce Chambers

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"Perdita X. Dream" > wrote in message
...
>
> AFAIK Windows XP doesn't support serial, and I've never seen a
serial to USB
> adapter (though I'm not saying they don't exist). I have a couple of
serial
> to PS/2 adapters but I was never successful in getting a serial
pointing
> device to work under XP - even with an adapter.
>
> --
> Perdita X. Dream
>
> Please help us to help you
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>
>
>

[Perdita X. Dream]

Bruce Chambers wrote:
> Greetings --
>
> Serial to USB adapters do actually exist. They even come included
> with some new laptops(Microns, anyway), now. BTW, my WinXP Pro
> machine supports serial devices.
>
>
> Bruce Chambers


Well I've three here that refuse to recognise any serial device. Even Dad's
2000 box doesn't like them much!

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