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First post, by SRQ

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While digging through stuff I found this. Bare in mind I'm desperate as hell for a mouse to go with my 486 and have no serial mice so the pinout here immediately got my attention:
http://imgur.com/a/qYjC6

Upon installing and plugging a PS/2 mouse in, it didn't work. So what is this?

E: Never thought to google the FCC ID. Says it's a scanner interface, which is odd- seems small.
Is there anyway to convert PS/2 to bus mouse or serial without buying anything? god i want a mouse for this so bad ;-;

Reply 1 of 11, by Arctic

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It's apparently a Mustek hand scanner "interface" card.

After a quick google search with the FCC ID (HWF95HSIF940) this is my result:

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http://www.pc-schnulli.de/hardw/iocard/iodiv.html
https://fccid.io/HWF95HSIF940

Application: Scanner Interface Card If a scanner is provided with this card it must incorporate ferrite cores as documented in filing.
Equipment Class: JBP - Part 15 Class B Computing Device Peripheral
Driver and Software Downloads: Driver Download

Applicant Information
Applicant's complete, legal business name: Mustek Systems Inc
FCC Registration Number (FRN): 0008955965
Alphanumeric FCC ID: HWF95HSIF940
Unique Application Identifier: aPbeiEgJeg4EhfnRHcgUkQ==
Line one: No. 25, R&D; Rd. II
Line two: Science Based Industrial Park
City: Hsin-chu
State: N/A
Country: Taiwan

Reply 2 of 11, by SRQ

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and I was so excited to have found a solution to my mouse problem ;-;.
Oh well, thanks. Hopefully this thread will help someone in the future,

Reply 3 of 11, by yawetaG

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SRQ wrote:

Is there anyway to convert PS/2 to bus mouse or serial without buying anything? god i want a mouse for this so bad ;-;

Tried Ebay for a ps/2 to serial convertor?

Reply 4 of 11, by SRQ

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I don't have any mice that I know would work, so I might as well just get a serial mouse.
Totally 100% broke though. I really wish there was some sort of joy to mouse/keyboard mouse emulator for DOS.

Reply 5 of 11, by SRQ

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OH SO IT IT TURNS OUT THAT EXACT THING EXISTS
http://www.lanet.lv/simtel.net/msdos/mouse.html

I shall have to try it later.

E: They don't work. One actually emulates keyboard keys (Why in the hell it would be called a joystick to mouse TSR I have no idea) and the one that appears to work makes the 486 run at 8080 speeds, if not slower.

Reply 6 of 11, by mongaccio

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i'll take advantage of this thread and i'll ask... what the heck is this card?

Taken from a really old 286 ages ago, along with a Paradise Vga.

I'm guessing it's an audio card ? There's an rca output (or input?) but why the serial port?

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Reply 7 of 11, by h-a-l-9000

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> i'll take advantage of this thread and i'll ask... what the heck is this card?

It has all components a MPU401 card would need.

1+1=10

Reply 8 of 11, by Ozzuneoj

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It says CMS but it doesn't look like a Creative Music System to me.

I agree that it's probably an MPU401... No other markings on it?

My Midiman MM401 has a DE9 for midi in/out and a single RCA jack for a metronome output, much like your card.

Now for some blitting from the back buffer.

Reply 9 of 11, by mongaccio

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h-a-l-9000 wrote:

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It has all components a MPU401 card would need.

Ozzuneoj wrote:

... No other markings on it?

My Midiman MM401 has a DE9 for midi in/out and a single RCA jack for a metronome output, much like your card.

Many thanks it's a good start, i'll try finding the 'serial port' pinout now.
And no, no brands or markings excluding the Eprom version and the 'made in usa' logo