[Coco] PS-2 Mouse on CoCo

[Neil Morrison]

I can't imagine that is doable. The PS-2 mouse sends a serial stream.
The Coco mouse is really a joystick - two pots. You'll need to find a
Coco mouse or a T1000 mouse or one of the clones from that era.

Neil

On Nov 11, 2007 9:15 AM, Derek <dml_68 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I am looking for pin out and a parts list for adapting a PS-2 mouse for use on my CoCo 3. I have a PS-2 Mouse and the DIN plug for the coco joystick port.
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> Is it just a matter of cutting the end off the PS-2 mouse and soldering the correct wires to the coco DIN plug ends? Would I need any resistors or other parts in-line to get it functional?
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> Since I got my 3.5" drive running with my FD-500 drive this is my new fairly easy project I want to attempt.
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> If it's fairly easy to write up instructions this would make a great submission for Mary's Newsletter.
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> Thank you
>
> Derek