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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: runequester on April 06, 2010, 05:48:46 AM

Title: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: runequester on April 06, 2010, 05:48:46 AM
I noticed this http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=88

 and is pretty tempted to grab one

Anyone have experience with this? Does it work well, or are there quirks ?
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: mfilos on April 06, 2010, 05:58:51 AM
They work like a charm mate! I have grabbed two of these 2 years ago and they never failed me. Mouse wheel works also nicely. It's a little expensive but imo it's the best adapter there is.
Good to know there are now on stock :)
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: XDelusion on April 06, 2010, 06:13:09 AM
Better yet:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=877
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: LoadWB on April 06, 2010, 06:14:34 AM
Quote from: runequester;551634
I noticed this http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=88

 and is pretty tempted to grab one

Anyone have experience with this? Does it work well, or are there quirks ?


Have two, need two more.  Work perfectly with all my mouseses.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: runequester on April 06, 2010, 06:23:25 AM
I may just spring for that then. I really never enjoyed any of the commodore mice all that much.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: rkauer on April 06, 2010, 06:47:09 AM
Quote from: LoadWB;551639
Have two, need two more.  Work perfectly with all my mouseses.

 Why, you are intending to hook mice to four Amigas at the same time?:confused:
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: LoadWB on April 06, 2010, 06:53:27 AM
Quote from: rkauer;551646
Why, you are intending to hook mice to four Amigas at the same time?:confused:


Four Amigas, four mouses needed.  Although, I would rather go Deneb with a USB mouse for my 3000 and 4000, then relegate the Cocolinos to the 1200 and 2000.  Neither will happen any time soon, I fear.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: runequester on April 06, 2010, 08:58:36 AM
Quote from: rkauer;551646
Why, you are intending to hook mice to four Amigas at the same time?:confused:


Maybe he wants to play Hired Guns? :)
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: alexh on April 06, 2010, 09:13:07 AM
They are so insanely expensive considering you can make your own for under £5

I wonder why they are so expensive.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: ZeBeeDee on April 06, 2010, 09:28:08 AM
Quote from: alexh;551657
They are so insanely expensive considering you can make your own for under £5

I wonder why they are so expensive.

Fools and their money are easily parted :)

As you say Alexh, make your own ... it's easy!
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: carvedeye on April 06, 2010, 12:44:34 PM
Quote from: ZeBeeDee;551663
Fools and their money are easily parted :)

As you say Alexh, make your own ... it's easy!


make your own? how do you make your own as i would love to do that.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: lauri.lotvonen on April 06, 2010, 02:07:36 PM
Wasnt there some kind of bug using Cocolino that the mouse wouldn't work if "hot swapped" while the computer is on?
And I would also love to know how to make a ps2 adapter.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: LoadWB on April 06, 2010, 02:17:37 PM
Quote from: alexh;551657
They are so insanely expensive considering you can make your own for under £5

I wonder why they are so expensive.


Because for $30 more, someone builds it, tests it, boxes it, ships it to me, and warrants it.  I do not have the free time for all of that.  Until I do, I am not opposed to $35 a pop.

I hardly call that foolish.  It is worth what people will pay for it.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: Bigbronc on April 06, 2010, 02:57:06 PM
some one buy one and reverse engineer one and post the pictures here, I would do it but I am not that reverse engineer savioy, but I would think it should not be hard.
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: Thomas on April 06, 2010, 03:23:32 PM
Quote from: carvedeye;551682
make your own? how do you make your own as i would love to do that.


http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/ps2m
http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/ps2m_example
Title: Re: PS2 mouse adapter?
Post by: amigaksi on April 06, 2010, 03:30:59 PM
Quote from: alexh;551657
They are so insanely expensive considering you can make your own for under £5

I wonder why they are so expensive.


Because you're a hardware guy where soldering is 2nd nature.  I suppose you could simplify it by buying one of those old DB9 serial mice and hacking the inside so it outputs DB9 Amiga compatible signals.  

I avoided the soldering and PS/2 protocol by doing the logic in software.