IBM ROM BASIC or lack thereof

From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu Oct 4 23:08:37 2001

Tony Duell wrote:

> However, I've seen too many computers with incorrect labelling. I've seen

> PCs with a DE9 COM port with a mouse icon over it. OK, so the
> pre-installed version of Windows presumably expected a serial mouse on
> COM1: . That does not make that port a mouse port, though, at least not
> to a hardware hacker like me.

You are absolutely right that the port is not a "mouse" port, but if it has
a picture of a mouse next to it then Suzy will know where to plug her mouse
in.

Glen
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Received on Thu Oct 04 2001 - 23:08:37 BST