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Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: Delirium on February 07, 2006, 02:06:38 PM

Dumb question... can you enable 2 mice to a single computer? I've never tried...

I ordered a wireless mouse and I'm curious if I can leave my wired one hooked up just in case. The wireless has 2 batteries and a visual battery power level, but I like having the option and all.

Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on February 07, 2006, 02:34:52 PM

Yes, as long as the wireless reciever is plugged into a USB connection.
-SW

Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: Delirium on February 07, 2006, 03:16:42 PM

So, I can use 1 USB mouse and 1 PS2 mouse, but I can't have 2 of each?

Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: llama on February 07, 2006, 06:48:09 PM

Take it from me: you can have several USB mice hooked up at the same time, and they all work. It is easier if they all come from the same vendor (like logitech), so you can just install one driver, and all their special features work.

Sometimes, even different brand items work with their drivers too. Right now, at this very moment, I have a Logitech MX510, an IBM glidepoint, and a keyboard with a trackpoint (eraser-head) pointer (also IBM), all working, all via USB.

On top of this, you can ALSO have ONE PS/2 mouse, AND one Serial-port mouse.

At home, I have a single USB, single PS/2, and single Serial pointing device. The Serial port device inherits the settings of the PS2 device, for some reason. And they all work.

Getting this all to work used to be a headache, but for the past few years, it has been a snap.

-Llama

Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on February 08, 2006, 07:59:28 AM

You can have as many USB mice as you have ports but, you can only have one PS/2 mouse because there is only one port.
-SW

Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: DonULFonso on February 08, 2006, 11:07:01 AM

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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
you can only have one PS/2 mouse because there is only one port.

When I was still using my TM (SW)F22, I had 2 PS/2 mice connected ;) - 1 to the controllers :D . But that just BTW :rolleyes: ...

Title: 2 blind mice
Post by: Delirium on February 08, 2006, 03:22:07 PM

Thanks all!

I appreciate it. :)