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From: Trev Roydhouse <Trev.Roydhouse@f401.n711.z3.fidonet.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 95 19:47:00 +1100
Subject: Re: Help: Dead mouse in XFree86
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 > After finally getting X-Windows to run, my mouse is 
 > dead.  The cursor appears on the screen but X doesn't 
 > respond to the mouse. I have a bus mouse connected to 
 > COM1.  

How can you have a BUS mouse connected to a SERIAL port?  

Or is this a trick question :-)