## Input/Output Device Driver Reference

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### Generic Pointing Device Support

The OS/2 operating system provides a physical mouse device driver called MOUSE.SYS that tries to detect the type of pointing device currently installed on the system. Once it detects the existence of a particular pointing device, it dynamically sets up support for that device.

If the physical mouse device driver is unable to detect the presence of a pointing device, the installation program prompts the user for pointing device information. The installation program then sets the appropriate statements for pointing device support in the CONFIG.SYS file. The physical mouse driver will set up to support the first pointing device that it finds .