We never figured out how to stop the rs232 mouse from having an IRQ conflict with the modem, but it didn't matter: we just didn't use the mouse when dialing int

We never figured out how to stop the rs232 mouse from having an IRQ conflict with the modem, but it didn't matter: we just didn't use the mouse when dialing into our freenet's lynx browser. I still use Lynx today to read articles with just walls of text (and often without the paywall!)