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From: conner@carina.unm.edu (Steven Conner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Mice
Summary: Mouse goes haywire with 4dos
Keywords: 4DOS,  Microsoft Mouse
Message-ID: <1990Jul2.161859.18331@ariel.unm.edu>
Date: 2 Jul 90 16:18:59 GMT
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In article <546@ra.MsState.Edu> 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...
>
>---------
>pam1@ra.msstate.edu


My Microsoft mouse goes beserk when I open a 4DOS window under Windows 2.11.
I am then unable to use the mouse until I exit 4DOS and close the window, at
which time the mouse goes back to normal.  I think 4DOS is *WONDERFUL* but I
wish that I could use it with Windows also.  Anyone else had this problem or
know how to fix it?

Steven
conner@carina.unm.edu