Tripredacus Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thanks FreeNAS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Living with a broken google must be tough... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_mousehttp://images.yourdictionary.com/bus-mousejaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 You beat me to it, jaclaz, but I'm guessing that he was already aware of that. The humor I believe is in the fact that the technology predates most people here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 The humor I believe is in the fact that the technology predates most people here. Watch your hyphens! pre-date <> predate I find nothing funny in a bus mouse. They were a giant leap forward over previous experimental models:(they needed a lot of work to feed them, and to clean the mouse pad )The really early ones were nice, but d@mn heavy :jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Of course I knew of that bus mouse... also found something about a Cat Driving a Schoolbus... However I am guessing this is a typo in the program, rather than expecting someone installing the x64 version of FreeNAS to actually have a real Bus Mouse connected to their system.Living with a broken google must be toughMight say something about a working jaclaz but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 However I am guessing this is a typo in the program, rather than expecting someone installing the x64 version of FreeNAS to actually have a real Bus Mouse connected to their system.Or more probably a "remnant" from an earlier version....Problem might be finding a signed bus mouse driver ........this one appears like made in Thailand jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
submix8c Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I believe I still have a Busmouse Addin Board and the associated Busmouse lying around here somewhere....Need it, Trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 the technology predates most people here.What predates on bus mice are bus cats, actually. Same stands for bus rats.BTW, what about dormice? Do they thrive in dorms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) The humor I believe is in the fact that the technology predates most people here. Watch your hyphens! pre-date <> predate As used, spelling it without the hyphen is acceptable in US English. I do my best, but I'll be the first to admit that my spelling is sometimes way off; much like this fellow's: The really early ones were nice, but d@mn heavy :I like a little heft to my mouse. Where can I get one? Edited October 6, 2011 by 5eraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Problem might be finding a signed bus mouse driver .....I don't think FreeNAS (its some kind of Linux) cares about that so much... Although I can partially relate it to that time I had to take a tech call about a mouse... But it turns out a Serial mouse won't work in Windows 7... Great picture! My new wallpaper! I believe I still have a Busmouse Addin Board and the associated Busmouse lying around here somewhere....Need it, Trip? Its also another thing about that screen. You'd figure it would ask you if you had one of those, but notice its only a Yes or No option. Its not one of those types of screens that will enable mouse support if you choose yes, since it is already enabled and you can move the cursor around. After you choose yes it doesn't ask you any more questions about the mouse.. although I bet it would disable mouse support if you choose no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Actually, given it is a Linux it's probably asking you if you have it to see if it can avoid loading the serial driver, and stick with the USB one (which can be loaded and unloaded without much issue, unlike the old serial bus driver). The question is actually funny if you read it as "choose one of the three, yes or no" as well if you look at it quickly without thinking too hard - which I am certainly not doing at 12:45AM ET . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 (edited) I don't think FreeNAS (its some kind of Linux) ...Actually, given it is a Linux ......actually it is a FreeBSD.... So it is some deriveative of Unix, but definitely NOT a Linux. @5eraphSure , just having a bit of fun, but:http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/predatehttp://www.oxymoronlist.com/american-english/and, obviously :http://www.avolites.com/jokes/queen.htmjaclaz Edited October 7, 2011 by jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Fair enough. Antedate it is.I recognize the stupidity of the phrase "American English," which is why I always say US English instead. Of course, it's hard to say unitedstatesian, so I dumb down to 'merkin.Oh, and . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 On 10/6/2011 at 2:24 PM, submix8c said: I believe I still have a Busmouse Addin Board Thanks to @dencorso I found this website and they have a Bus Mouse board! http://www.recycledgoods.com/microsoft-inport-bus-mouse-controller-900-255-018-rev-e.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Saving 10 bucks ... (and a later revision, which should men manufactured more recently): http://www.ebay.com/itm/MICROSOFT-900-255-018-REV-P-ISA-INPORT-DEVICE-INTERFACE-ADAPTER-CARD-/322191278411?hash=item4b0418c14b:g:eVUAAOSwyDxXhprV jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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