What is a bus mouse?
Mouse bus was a specific form of PC mice used mainly at the end of the 80s. Its connector was the same shape as the more common Mouse Mouse/2 mouse, but had a different set of pins. It should not be confused with a universal serial bus or USB mouse, which has been the most popular form of mouse connector since 2011. This has led to the development of two ways to attach mice. The first was via a serial port, which was then a standard way to connect all peripherals to the computer. The main disadvantage of the serial port was that the computer could only receive information through one serial port at any exact moment that could slow the use of connected devices.
The second main method was the mouse bus. This used a reserved design of the plug and socket. The design was also known as Microsoft Inport®, after a specific brand used by a software giant.
lost in timeand mice bus popularity in the PS/2 system. This name refers to both IBM computers, as well as a specific set of keyboard ports and mice for range, but received by many other PC manufacturers for compatibility. Although the PS/2 range did not represent the dominant PC market, as IBM, Ports keyboards and mice have become the closest thing for the PC standard for most 90 years.
similarities between the mouse and the mouse PS/2 had the potential to cause problems. Both used a circular plug and a socket that had a diameter of 5/16. thumbs. However, the pins used in the plugs were different; PS/2 had six pins, roughly in a circle, while the bus mouse had nine pins in a shape similar to mushroom toadstool. This could cause problems with users by mixing two suggestions and attempting to set the wrong plug into the socket.
in 2000, the bus mouse almost disappeared and the PS/2 mouse also fell in popularity. Both were widely replaced by a USB mouse that joined the USB port. This has removed the need for dedicated porosToo mice, which was a useful measure to save space in portable computers. It also allowed power to power the device that made it possible to design optical mice that did not need batteries.