[PLUG] Mouse connection question

[Rich Shepard]

On Thu, 4 Jul 2019, Fred James wrote:

> Guessing ... but I did have this experience ... not all converters are
> "active".  That means that not all converters will act properly when
> connecting a USB mouse, or keyboard, to a legacy mouse, or keyboard, port
> on an older computer.  The USB port however, will of course "act
> properly".  I am sure someone else will be able to say that more
> elegantly, and probably more informatively.

Fred,

So, while the converter worked fine with the old Logitech trackball the new
Kensington trackball is different enough that the existing converter will
not work with it.

If this is the case, can you suggest how I determine what converter will
work?

Thanks,

Rich