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by cewsmoke
Sun May 13, 2012 7:51 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: XT-IDE on PCjr
Replies: 615
Views: 418172

Re: XT-IDE on PCjr

Yeah, I bought one from him about a month ago. Unbelievably good price as far as I am concerned. It is brand new in the shrink wrap and had both 5.25 and 3.5 inch disks.
by cewsmoke
Sat May 12, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: XT-IDE on PCjr
Replies: 615
Views: 418172

Re: XT-IDE on PCjr

If a person were interested in getting on the waiting list for one of the boards, what are the appropriate steps to take?
by cewsmoke
Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Best serial mouse driver?
Replies: 4
Views: 3530

Re: Best serial mouse driver?

Ah, but this one is still in production and it works just like a modern optical mouse without any special requirements... http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Device-Serial-Optical-Mouse/dp/B000UWWWWW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333765575&sr=8-1 Plus, it is decently cheap as well. So, I'm still cool......
by cewsmoke
Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:26 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Best serial mouse driver?
Replies: 4
Views: 3530

Best serial mouse driver?

Does anyone have a recommendation for the best serial mouse driver on a PCjr? I was able to pickup a PCjr to serial cable and then an adapter to go from 25pin to 9pin. Plus I was able to find the most ridiculous thing ever made; a serial mouse that is optical. It is supposed to be compatible with bo...
by cewsmoke
Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:15 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: XT-IDE on PCjr
Replies: 615
Views: 418172

Re: XT-IDE on PCjr

How difficult would you rate building out one of the "kits" might be? Is this something a layman could do, or do you really need to have an engineering background to tackle it? The possibilities of this project are intriguing, but I would be lying if I said I understood everything that is ...