Are there really compatibility problems with modern USB mice compared to old ones? I haven't seen that before, but maybe current production Logitech mice are even more broken than they appear on modern computers (even compared to a 10-year-old mouse of the same model).

You really should just use the onboard USB 1.0/1.1 ports for a USB mouse. On the VIA USB card that I have, even plugging in a mouse causes a huge performance drop and extremely high CPU usage on my socket 7 board. I don't have that problem with onboard USB.

gmaverick2k wrote on 2023-10-13, 22:29:

ibm5155 wrote on 2023-08-29, 09:08:

I would avoid usb mouses as much as I can

All my systems use m590 with logi dongle as standard issue via nec 2.0. otherwise it's recommended sticking to intellimouse optical usb 1.1A for compatibility

USB Mouses are nice and convenient but they tend to have a higher performance impact on old systems compared to PS2 Mouses, I even have a G703 that hangs any games that I try to use it and only returns to normality once I stop moving it (Also have another usb mouse that is playable but the performance impact of it is still noticeable compared to a ps2 mouse)

ibm5155 wrote on 2023-10-19, 12:36:

gmaverick2k wrote on 2023-10-13, 22:29:

ibm5155 wrote on 2023-08-29, 09:08:

I would avoid usb mouses as much as I can

All my systems use m590 with logi dongle as standard issue via nec 2.0. otherwise it's recommended sticking to intellimouse optical usb 1.1A for compatibility

USB Mouses are nice and convenient but they tend to have a higher performance impact on old systems compared to PS2 Mouses, I even have a G703 that hangs any games that I try to use it and only returns to normality once I stop moving it (Also have another usb mouse that is playable but the performance impact of it is still noticeable compared to a ps2 mouse)

haven't had any issue with my logi m590, very smooth on the screen because of high polling rate. ps/2 looks sluggish when tracking across screen

VIA and NEC chips both works well. (VIA is UHCI and NEC is OHCI).

gmaverick2k wrote on 2023-10-19, 12:41:

ibm5155 wrote on 2023-10-19, 12:36:

gmaverick2k wrote on 2023-10-13, 22:29:

All my systems use m590 with logi dongle as standard issue via nec 2.0. otherwise it's recommended sticking to intellimouse optical usb 1.1A for compatibility

USB Mouses are nice and convenient but they tend to have a higher performance impact on old systems compared to PS2 Mouses, I even have a G703 that hangs any games that I try to use it and only returns to normality once I stop moving it (Also have another usb mouse that is playable but the performance impact of it is still noticeable compared to a ps2 mouse)

haven't had any issue with my logi m590, very smooth on the screen because of high polling rate. ps/2 looks sluggish when tracking across screen

I used my modern USB KB/M on my W98 SE machine and I could tell that system performance was impacted. Mouse movement was smooth with the high polling rate but window and interface response was sluggish at best. The Microsoft Basic ps/2 mouse I use appears to be more sluggish in cursor movement only but overall system performance is more consistently good.

Windows 9x polls PS/2 mice fairly slow (40hz?) compared to NT based OSes out of the box. There was a tool called "PS2Rate" to adjust this higher for a smoother cursor.

NJRoadfan wrote on 2023-11-07, 02:10:

Windows 9x polls PS/2 mice fairly slow (40hz?) compared to NT based OSes out of the box. There was a tool called "PS2Rate" to adjust this higher for a smoother cursor.

That worked great on my basic 2 button ps/2 mouse, thank you.

I have a couple of Belkin cards, that have a NEC chip on them, havent used them yet, so im hoping when i get round to building my 98 machines that these will work without to many issues.