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From: dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu (Dale Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Trackball
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Date: 9 Nov 90 19:02:12 GMT
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i have just purchased an atari track ball (for $4.99 new!).  I'd like to
use it with my amiga as a mouse replacement, but just plugging it in
to the mouse port doesn't work.  Really I have two problems.  1) it doesn't
move the cursor, 2) neither fire button seems to select or to pull down
menus.  Is there software to make trackballs work like mice?  To make
joysticks work like mice (the trackball can emulate a joystick with the
flip of a switch)?  Is there software other than MarbleMadness which
supports a trackball?

Is there a way to hack the hardware of the trackball to make it act like a
mouse?

Thanks for your email replies.  I will summarize and post if the replies
warrant it.
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-Dale Larson  (dlarson@blake.u.washington.edu)