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From: nugteren@pttrnl.nl
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: MSDOS Trackerball on the MAC II????
Message-ID: <39897.26d3b806@pttrnl.nl>
Date: 23 Aug 90 10:03:33 GMT
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The Penny + Giles TrackerMouse Plus combines three features that makes it
perfect for the application I am using :
-It has an infra red receiver
-It is a trackerball and can be used without a flat surface
-It has user assignable function keys
Only one problem : It's an MSDOS peripheral!!
The trackerball is compatible to a Microsoft mouse, so the problem can be
redefined : How can I connect a MSDOS Microsoft compatible mouse to a MAC II?
Should I connect it to the serial port and write a software-driver that
simulates an Apple-mouse? If this is possible The Operating System and 
User Interface Toolbox would take over at higher levels. This seems to me the
best solution, but I would appreciate any other suggestions that someone
may have.

Thanks,
Nils Nugteren