Duncan.Lewis@samba.acs.unc.edu (Duncan Lewis) (03/01/91)
I picked up this really excellent optical mouse at a computerfest which works on a Pee-Cee Clone. Its hooks to the serial port and has a power adaptor also. Its a three button mouse made by Mouse Systems and has the IMSI trademark on it. It is an optical mouse and LOOKS exactly like the one that Boing puts out. Does anyone know if I can do an easy plug swicth and wire reassignment to get this to work on the amiga? I use popup menu's and Switcher and its really confusing to try and invoke either. Swicter hasmiddle button capability which is all the reason I need. If anyoen can help please post or mail, whichever is easier. -DUncan
david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) (03/01/91)
In article <2796@beguine.UUCP> Duncan.Lewis@samba.acs.unc.edu (Duncan Lewis) writes: >I picked up this really excellent optical mouse at a computerfest >which works on a Pee-Cee Clone. Its hooks to the serial port >and has a power adaptor also. Its a three button mouse made by Mouse >Systems and has the IMSI trademark on it. It is an optical mouse >and LOOKS exactly like the one that Boing puts out. > >Does anyone know if I can do an easy plug swicth and wire reassignment >to get this to work on the amiga? > >I use popup menu's and Switcher and its really confusing to try and invoke >either. Swicter hasmiddle button capability which is all the reason I need. > >If anyoen can help please post or mail, whichever is easier. > >-DUncan You have three options: 1. You can hack up the mouse like someone suggested doing to the Microsoft mouse. This operation bacsically means that you have to open up the mouse and bypass the CPU in it, and feed the "almost raw" sensor outputs to the Amiga's mouse port. While this method works, I dont suggeste it for those not VERY familiar with analog AND digital electronics. 2. Hook it up to the Amiga's serial port and rewrite the mouse drivers to read COORDANATES from the serial port rather than movement from the mouse/joystick port. SOMEONE should do this, as it (with a few extentions) would allow PC serial mice to be used on the Amiga without modification-- but I know of no-one that has done so. 3. Sell it to a PC person, and use the money to by a made-for-amiga mouse. For non-techies, this is the easiest. - David K -- David Kessner - david@kessner.denver.co.us | do { 1135 Fairfax, Denver CO 80220 (303) 377-1801 (p.m.) | . . . This is my system so I can say any damn thing I want! | } while( jones);
blgardne@javelin.es.com (Blaine Gardner) (03/02/91)
david@kessner.denver.co.us (David Kessner) writes: >In article <2796@beguine.UUCP> Duncan.Lewis@samba.acs.unc.edu (Duncan Lewis) writes: [Desire to hack a Mouse Systems serial mouse to work on the Amiga deleted.] >You have three options: >1. You can hack up the mouse like someone suggested doing to the Microsoft > mouse. This operation bacsically means that you have to open up the > mouse and bypass the CPU in it, and feed the "almost raw" sensor > outputs to the Amiga's mouse port. While this method works, I dont > suggeste it for those not VERY familiar with analog AND digital > electronics. Has anyone done this, no matter how ugly? I've got a couple of Mouse Systems meeses (plural of mouse, right?) that I'd like to convert. I know it's going to be a bit of work, but if someone has already puzzled it out, I'd appreciate hearing from you. >2. Hook it up to the Amiga's serial port and rewrite the mouse drivers > to read COORDANATES from the serial port rather than movement from > the mouse/joystick port. SOMEONE should do this, as it (with a few > extentions) would allow PC serial mice to be used on the Amiga without > modification-- but I know of no-one that has done so. Someone HAS done this, and posted it to BIX last month. I'll get it sent up to ab20 if anyone's interested. The only problem is that since the hardware is read directly for a button click after a Guru, you'll still need something attached to the mouse port for that. (Or just give the keyboard the three-finger salute.) -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com or ...dsd.es.com!javelin!blgardne DoD #0046 My other motorcycle is a Quadracer. BIX: blaine_g