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Re: serial mouse on older pmac?



> > the mouse requires a PC serial port (rs232) or if it
> > works on macs (rs???) as well? are the drivers for
> > gpm and (most importantly) X compiled-in (or left out
> > due to "improbable config")?
>
> Well, mac serial ports are rs232, just a different connector.  I'm not sure

Nope, they're RS422 (separate return wires for Tx and Rx data). Just
happens to work with RS232if you wire them right.

	Michael



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