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The only cordless mouse I've used (a logitech, I think) came with two units; the mouse, and a receiver that plugged into a serial port. There's no reason you couldn't plug the receiver into the serial port on your thinkpad, although it means an extra two things to carry.. At 04:43 PM 10/12/97, Paul Khoury wrote: >On Sun, 12 Oct 97 13:59:39 +0300, Dominique Pivard wrote: > >>Is it possible to use a cordless mouse with a ThinkPad (701 and 560)? >>Sorry if this is a silly idea, but I know nothing about cordless mice. >> >>Dominique >>-- >If it were to connect to the IR port, you'd have to have the machine turned around, >or maybe devise a set of mirrors to work, but I have seen portable mice with >long cords for presentations. I'm assuming that a cordless mouse might >also have the option to connect an IR interface to an existing DB9 or DB25 >port. > >Paul > > _____________________________________________________ Dinner is served prompty at eight in the private dining room, those who are tardy do not get fruit cup.