Fairlight-CMI

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Poulain Michael, R1M" 
<michael.poulain@...> wrote:
>Hi Mike,

It's more dependent on the MFX controller that the machine itself. 
Looking at the picture of your machine, you have the same MFX 
controller as me, so you should be able to get a mouse to work. 

Sorry, can't send mine as I keep the other's as back-up (they are 
old electro mechanical devices afterall) but mice like these appear  
on eBay all the time. I would look there if I were you. You may even 
be able to pick one up from a computer store. Just make sure that it 
is a genuine serial port mouse with the DB9 connector on that 
matches the port on the rear of the MFX controller.

Chris.

> Dear Chris,
>  
> My MFX2 tower system is the following:
>  
> CMI III Revision 9.34 with the MFX2 functionality (revision 11.39)
>  
> So will the mouse work . is there any way you can get one to me.
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Michael
>  
> P.S Please see the other note I posted about learning to use my 
beastie - maybe you can help mate
>  
> :)
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> 	Von: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fairlight-
CMI@yahoogroups.com] Im Auftrag von chaworth012000
> 	Gesendet: Freitag, 19. Dezember 2008 17:56
> 	An: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> 	Betreff: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Serial Mouse For Fairlight MFX2
> 	
> 	
> 
> 	Mike,
> 	
> 	I have a selection of serial mice that are fine with my MFX 
> 	controller. The one I have connected is a genuine Microsoft 
mouse 
> 	which I paid around £3 for on eBay. Be careful of PS/2 mice 
that say 
> 	they are serial port compatible. I have not had much success 
with 
> 	these.
> 	
> 	One caveat though; I can only get my mouse to operate 
correctly if 
> 	the MFX controller has the rev 11 firmware loaded. If I load 
the 
> 	9.34 firmware, the mouse simply refuses to work. This of 
course 
> 	means that when using rev9, there is an incompatibility with 
the MFX 
> 	controller for MFX operation, but this has no real impact on 
CMI 
> 	functions. It is interesting that rev11 gives you the option 
to 
> 	choose the mouse type (set this to MS), whereas rev 9 
doesn't.
> 	
> 	Has anyone had any success with using a mouse / MFX 
controller with 
> 	rev 9.34?
> 	
> 	Chris.
>