How to connect a serial or PS/2 mouse to an HP DOS Palmtop

Описание: The HP 200LX is an MS-DOS Palmtop PC from the early 90's.

This video shows how to connect a Microsoft or Mouse Systems RS-232 serial or PS/2 mouse to an HP 100LX or 200LX DOS Palmtop,
and shows how to install and fine-tune the compact and flexible CuteMouse driver for MS-DOS.

Where to purchase the Serdaco PSToSerial device: https://www.serdashop.com/PS2TOSERIAL

Where to download the CuteMouse MS-DOS mouse driver: http://cutemouse.sourceforge.net/

Regarding purchasing an RS-232 NULL Modem adapter and Gender Changer it's best to google for them as they are very common and you can buy these online in your country, saving you expensive shipping costs.

This HP 200LX palmtop is an IBM PC/XT compatible MS-DOS system with a 16-bit 80186 CPU and CGA graphics system-on-a-chip, a serial port and a 16-bit PCMCIA expansion slot containing a 2GB CompactFlash card for main storage. It has been upgraded with a double speed crystal, doubling the CPU's clock frequency from 8MHz to 16MHz, and a 4MB RAM expansion board, raising the total amount of RAM in the palmtop to 5MB.

If you have any technical questions, or are interested in obtaining upgrades such as double-speed crystals and/or memory upgrade headers and boards, please contact me in the comments and I can help you obtain what you need.