dbristo@cadev6.intel.com (David Bristor ~) (12/29/89)
The Mac's mouse has a single button physically, but several logically due to
shift clicking, etc. Hypercard adds it's own, with command-shift-click, and I
suppose other apps have their own as well. So whaddy'a think: can we take a
stock Logitech or other mouse, add some logic and hardware and an ADB
interface (and possibly some software), and get a multi-button mouse for the
Mac? Say, left=click, middle=shift-click, and so on.
Is this possible? Reasonable? I know beans about ADB.
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Dave Bristor
friar@well.com
{biggies}!hplabs!well!friar
#include <sys/disclaimer.h>warner@s3dawn.ARPA (Ken Warner) (12/30/89)
In article <DBRISTO.89Dec28135910@cadev6.intel.com> dbristo@cadev6.intel.com (David Bristor ~) writes: >The Mac's mouse has a single button physically, but several logically due to >shift clicking, etc. Hypercard adds it's own, with command-shift-click, and I >suppose other apps have their own as well. So whaddy'a think: can we take a >stock Logitech or other mouse, add some logic and hardware and an ADB >interface (and possibly some software), and get a multi-button mouse for the >Mac? Say, left=click, middle=shift-click, and so on. > >Is this possible? Reasonable? I know beans about ADB. >-- > Dave Bristor > friar@well.com > {biggies}!hplabs!well!friar Why haven't mouse-makers figured this out? I'd love a three button mouse. I Smalltalk-80 and am really tired of using two arms to click a mouse button. I thought that one way to do this would be to make a little hardware device that sits on the ADB between a three button mouse and the computer. This imaginary device would be able to sense which mouse button was clicked and pull the appropriate lines to simulate an option-click or command-click or whatever. I also imagined that a DIP switch could be used to "program" this beastie to simulate any arbitrary click and key combination. How much could something like this cost? Probably peanuts! Ken Warner warner@scubed.scubed.com
verket@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Paul Verket) (12/31/89)
From article <DBRISTO.89Dec28135910@cadev6.intel.com>, by dbristo@cadev6.intel.com (David Bristor ~): > ... So whaddy'a think: can we take a > stock Logitech or other mouse, add some logic and hardware and an ADB > interface (and possibly some software), and get a multi-button mouse for the > Mac? Say, left=click, middle=shift-click, and so on. I'd sure love this! Between X windows and Smalltalk-80, I'd love having a three button mouse. I know that Symbolics offered an optional three button mouse (and their own keyboard) for their MacIvory product but how about a standalone product. Paul Verket verket@venice.sedd.trw.com
tdrinkar@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu (Terrell Drinkard) (12/31/89)
verket@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Paul Verket) writes: by dbristo@cadev6.intel.com (David Bristor ~): >> ... So whaddy'a think: can we take a >> stock Logitech or other mouse, add some logic and hardware and an ADB >> interface (and possibly some software), and get a multi-button mouse >> for the Mac? Say, left=click, middle=shift-click, and so on. > >I'd sure love this! Between X windows and Smalltalk-80, I'd love having >a three button mouse. I know that Symbolics offered an optional three >button mouse (and their own keyboard) for their MacIvory product but >how about a standalone product. > >Paul Verket >verket@venice.sedd.trw.com There are other aspects to this! We could dump these lightweight (New & Improved !?!) ADB mice and get added functionality as well. I am one of those who preferred the older, heavier ball (Crystal Quest just hasn't been the same :). Terry Disclaimer et la Signaturo: Hell no, I'm not responsible for what I say! If everyone were responsible for what they said, we'd have had a balanced budget in 1984.
warner@s3dawn.ARPA (Ken Warner) (01/01/90)
>I'd sure love this! Between X windows and Smalltalk-80, I'd love having a three >button mouse. I know that Symbolics offered an optional three button mouse >(and their own keyboard) for their MacIvory product but how about a standalone >product. >Paul Verket >verket@venice.sedd.trw.com I tried to talk to Symbolics about getting one of their three button mice but they only sell it with the keyboard for about a grand! They were typically "Ivory Towerish" about the matter. Ken Warner warner@scubed.scubed.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: hack a multi-button mouse? Summary: Expires: References: <DBRISTO.89Dec28135910@cadev6.intel.com> <221@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> Sender: Reply-To: warner@s3dawn.UUCP (Ken Warner) Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac Distribution: comp Organization: S-CUBED, A Division of Maxwell Labs; San Diego CA Keywords: In article <221@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> verket@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Paul Verket) writes: >From article <DBRISTO.89Dec28135910@cadev6.intel.com>, by dbristo@cadev6.intel.com (David Bristor ~): >> ... So whaddy'a think: can we take a >> stock Logitech or other mouse, add some logic and hardware and an ADB >> interface (and possibly some software), and get a multi-button mouse for the >> Mac? Say, left=click, middle=shift-click, and so on. > >I'd sure love this! Between X windows and Smalltalk-80, I'd love having a three >button mouse. I know that Symbolics offered an optional three button mouse >(and their own keyboard) for their MacIvory product but how about a standalone >product. > >Paul Verket >verket@venice.sedd.trw.com I tried to talk to Symbolics about getting one of their three button mice but they only sell it with the keyboard for about a grand! They were typically "Ivory Towerish" about the matter. Ken Warner warner@scubed.scubed.com