kinne@oswego.UUCP (03/16/87)
Morning Folks: I recently saw the C64 mouse for the first time and was mildly impressed. Before considering buying one, however, I need some information as to how to program them. I tried the mouse out on nearly every joystick driven program I had (except the obvious shoot 'em up games) and the mouse worked reasonably well. It also worked exactly how the joystick would have worked in the same situation. Thus, I have several questions I'd like the CBM community to answer. Are the signals comming to the 64 from the mouse the same as the 64 would get from the joystick?? I am assuming the pin outs are the same. Am I correct in this assumption? Finally (and the biggest question I have on this mouse), is there ANY difference in the two buttons on the mouse??? On every program I tried it didn't matter which button I pushed, they both acted the same. To anyone who responds..."Thanks in advance!!" --- Doc Kinne CIS: 72457,2450 Instructional Computing Center UUCP: seismo!rochester!rocksvax!oswego!kinne SUNY College at Oswego BBS: Gary's BBS:(315)598-8106 "The Doctor" Oswego NY 13126 (315)341-3055 "Yea, but your gonna be stupid for the rest of your life!" -Chris Chambers to Teddy Duchamp: Stand By Me DISCLAIMER: You WANT these opinions?????
hedley@cbmvax.UUCP (03/25/87)
In article <345@oswego.UUCP> kinne@natasha.UUCP (Doc Kinne) writes: >Morning Folks: > I recently saw the C64 mouse for the first time and was mildly >impressed. Before considering buying one, however, I need some information >as to how to program them. ( Other text ) > To anyone who responds..."Thanks in advance!!" > Doc Kinne I don't know what you saw, but the mouse to get for a C64/C128 is the 1351 from Commodore. It has two modes supporting software which expects a joystick ( ie it can act just like a joystick ), and new software which requires a true proportional mouse ( GEOS can use this ). The mouse is well documented. The 1351 comes demo programs and source on a disk, and with full explainations in the manual. Do not confuse it with the 1350 mouse which is a joystick only product, or other mice on the market ( which simply are not as good. ). The proud 1351 designer. Hedley Davis ( Who me, biased ? :-) )