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From: derek@sun4dts.dts.ine.philips.nl (derek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Mice
Message-ID: <563@sun4dts.dts.ine.philips.nl>
Date: 28 Jun 90 11:44:31 GMT
References: <4084@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> <546@ra.MsState.Edu>
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pam1@ra.MsState.Edu (Phillip A. McReynolds) writes:

>In article <4084@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> iain@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au writes:
>>I'm in the market for a mouse and would appreciate any advice about
>>what's hot and what's not. I have a 386 box and run 4dos (I won't
>>register it until I find out if it works okay with a mouse). Are there
>>models to steer clear of? What about drivers? I have 3M of expanded
>>memory, and a driver that could live there would be nice. All
>>constructive comments welcome. I'll post a summary if there's interest.
>>
>>Cheers, Iain.

>I downloaded 4dos (the most current version from simtel) and tried it out,
>but it *really* didn't like my mouse.  It seemed that it was reading a lot
>of garbage from my mouse:  buttons as pressed when they're not and putting
>the cursor in weird locations.  I assumed that this was a problem with 4dos
>since I haven't had any problems with any other programs.

>My mouse, btw, is a GeniusMouse.  I have been very happy with it and it has
>a reasonable number of buttons for a SunHead like myself.  Oh, and it's a 
>serial mouse that comes drivers to operate in either MicroSoft or Mouse
>Systems mode.  It's a shame that it doesn't work w/4dos, though...

I am a registered user of 4dos, and updated with the Simtel version (3.01a
I think). I have a 286, and a Genius Mouse and have had no problems whatso-
ever.

So I wonder where the problem is? - Surely not 386 versus 286?

Incidentally, I use MOUSE.COM rather than .SYS (I think - if it's important
I'll come back on this.)

No connection with J.P. Software except as a VERY satisfied user of a 
terrific operating system. 

Best Regard, Derek Carr
DEREK@DTS.INE.PHILIPS.NL           Philips I&E TQV-5 Eindhoven, The Netherlands 
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