Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!oddjob!gargoyle!ihnp4!homxb!homxc!rps From: rps@homxc.UUCP (R.SHARPLES) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Extension Tail? Message-ID: <2404@homxc.UUCP> Date: 8 Dec 87 13:56:57 GMT References: <6640008@hpfclp.HP.COM> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel Lines: 22 Summary: Radio Shack Joystick extension cable In article <6640008@hpfclp.HP.COM>, ler@hpfclp.HP.COM (Larry Rupp) writes: > I run my PC pedestal-style (alongside my desk) and find the tail of my > Microsoft bus mouse to be about two feet too short for comfort. (This is > an old style, pre-"soap-on-a-rope", mouse. Cable length approx. 5 ft) > > Anyone know where to find an extension tail? > > Larry Rupp > ler@hpfcla I believe that the MS mouse uses a DB-9 connector (9 pins, asymetrically shaped plug). If so, a Radio Shack Joystick extension cable would do the job just fine. It can be found at any RS store for less than $10. Russ Sharples homxc!rps NOTE: The above in NO WAY reflects the opinions of AT&T. These opinions are my own and the results of un-scientific and highly irregular analysis methods.