IBM PC Connecting to DECNET

Bill Gunshannon bill.gunshannon at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 3 07:41:05 CDT 2022


On 6/3/22 08:16, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
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>> On Jun 3, 2022, at 12:47 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2022, 9:36 PM Warner Losh via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>> wrote:
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>>> Speaking of DEPCA, does anybody (a) know what kind of mouse connects (the
>>> docs just say DIGITAL MOUSE) and (b) know where to get one?
>>>
>>> Warner
>>>
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>> The usual VSXXX round mouse that is also used with VAXstations, either the
>> ball version or the Hawley wheel version.
> 
> That's a serial (4800 bps UART) mouse, right?  The protocol is documented; if all else fails you could create a converter for some other mouse type.  I did that for keyboards; the same hardware with different firmware is likely to do the trick.  I can't do it because I have nothing that would use such a mouse, though.
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Is there a schematic anywhere for the hockey puck mice?

bill



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