Re: PS/2 mouse -> Apple mouse adaptor. Want one?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

All I have to say is "YES" and "Now you tell me,
after I go and buy 2 mice". Please, send me a PIC
and the plans to build it or one already built. Maybe
I can afford a pic programmer and burn the pics for
you. What is the number of the pic, I'll see if I can
snag a burner in April. I can get PIC burner for around
$18 minus power supply. Software is downloadable
for it.
Thanks

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com


Roger Johnstone <rojaws@es.co.nz> wrote in message
20030322230520387+1200@news.inv.ihug.co.nz">news:20030322230520387+1200@news.inv.ihug.co.nz...
> Does anyone want an adaptor to let them use an IBM PS/2 mouse on their
> Apple?
>
> I've put together an adaptor that translates the serial data from a PS/2
> mouse into the quadrature encoding that the Apple IIc uses. It should
> also work with the Apple II mouse card, Apple IIc+, Laser 128, Lisa, Mac
> 128, Mac 512 and Mac Plus. The adaptor is basically just a Microchip PIC
> microcontroller on a small PCB with a DE-9 plug at one end and a mini-
> DIN 6 socket at the other end.
>
> I don't have a PIC programmer at home so I've been working on it at work
> after hours. The PIC program still needs a bit of work to tidy it up. It
> doesn't yet detect if a mouse is removed and reconnected, and it has one
> bug in it where the serial communication can get out of step if the
> mouse is moved too quickly(!), but I know where that bug is and it's
> easily fixed (famous last words).
>
> I can put the program and construction details on my web site, but most
> people won't have a PIC programmer or the ability to construct the
> circuit board. So my question is, would anyone want to buy one? This
> adaptor would allow you to plug any of the modern optical and/or
> wireless PS/2 mice into your older Apple computer. The price would be
> about NZ$40/US$20 plus postage.
>
> Speak up now if you're interested!
>
> --
> Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
>
> Apple II - FutureCop:LAPD - iMac Game Wizard
> http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rojaws/
> ________________________________________________________________________
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