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From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Replacing the mouse
Message-ID: <7c45P3w163w@valnet>
Date: 27 Sep 90 05:23:05 GMT
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person@plains.NoDak.edu (Brett G. Person) writes:

> 
> I am currently working with a person who has cerebral palsey and needs a 
> computer.  I recommended an Amiga which was purchassed.  My initial plan was
> rip out all the front-end stuff and just have him use the keyboard and CLI. 
> But, I would prefer that some way be found for him to use the mouse to
> control the machine. The documentation I got with the Amiga 500 is pretty
> non-technical (no big surpreise..) and what I want to do is build a joystick
> that will send the same signals as the mouse sends. 
> 
> I have no idea how the Amiga mouse works, and would be greatfull for any
> suggestions as to a mouse replacement that someone with fairly limited
> dexterity could use.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> Brett G. Person
> North Dakota State University
> uunet!plains!person | person@plains.bitnet | person@plains.nodak.edu

Just buy the Gravis MouseStick.

-Joseph Hillenburg

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