From: Jesse Montrose (jesse_at_spine.com)
Date: Sun Oct 12 1997 - 20:32:38 EDT
The only cordless mouse I've used (a logitech, I think) came with two
units; the mouse, and a receiver that plugged into a serial port. There's
no reason you couldn't plug the receiver into the serial port on your
thinkpad, although it means an extra two things to carry..
At 04:43 PM 10/12/97, Paul Khoury wrote:
>On Sun, 12 Oct 97 13:59:39 +0300, Dominique Pivard wrote:
>
>>Is it possible to use a cordless mouse with a ThinkPad (701 and 560)?
>>Sorry if this is a silly idea, but I know nothing about cordless mice.
>>
>>Dominique
>>--
>If it were to connect to the IR port, you'd have to have the machine
turned around,
>or maybe devise a set of mirrors to work, but I have seen portable mice with
>long cords for presentations. I'm assuming that a cordless mouse might
>also have the option to connect an IR interface to an existing DB9 or DB25
>port.
>
>Paul
>
>
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