mikep@lakesys.UUCP (Mike Pluta) (09/20/88)
Does anyone out there in netland have any idea if a serial mouse exists?
To explain a bit, what I'm looking for is a device which would interface
between the terminal and the host, for an upward direction, a character would
be sent for the duration of the movement (e.g. '888888' for an upward move)
and corresponding characters would be sent for the other cardinal directions
(diagonals could be described in terms of up, right, up, right, etc). A
button would again generate it's own character....
Am I crazy for even considering the existance of such a beast?
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In article <1037@lakesys.UUCP> mikep@lakesys.UUCP (Mike Pluta) writes: >Does anyone out there in netland have any idea if a serial mouse exists? Yes, RS-232-C mice exist. I think the Mouse House is one vendor of them. They don't work quite the way you described. Generally they are not a good idea. Mice rely on eye-hand coordination, which breaks down badly when the display lags more than about 0.1 second behind the mouse. Mice work best in a much more closely-coupled environment. Why not just buy an AT&T 630?