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From: franklig@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Gregory C Franklin )
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Subject: Re: Mouse on Com3OM3 or COM4 in Windows
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Date: 5 Apr 93 19:37:25 GMT
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In article <C4v5p3.JyF@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> isbell@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert Isbell) writes:
>jpaparel@cs.ulowell.edu (Joseph Paparella) writes:
>
>>I am having a problem configuring the mouse in windows to use COM3
>>with IRQ5.
>
>>COM1 and COM2 are being used to support two 24 hour bbs lines,

There you go.  COM1 and COM3 use the same IRQ, therefore you can't use
a mouse on COM3 and a modem on COM1, or vice versa.  It's a limitation
of DOS.

And in fact Windows will not see a mouse on anything other than COM1
or COM2.  Accept this fact, and either get a bus mouse, or get a new
computer.

>I would also like to know if it is possible to use the mouse on ports other
>than COM1 or COM2. 

No.  The advice above applies....
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Greg Franklin
franklig@gas.uug.arizona.edu
