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From: ge@wn3.sci.kun.nl (Ge' Weijers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MicroSoft mouse
Keywords: mouse
Message-ID: <2446@wn1.sci.kun.nl>
Date: 13 Nov 90 14:09:11 GMT
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jvl@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (J. van Loenen) writes:

>Hi,

>Last month my original Atari mouse died (after three years intensive use),
>and I have to replace it.
>Is it possible to connect a MicroSoft mouse? What additional hardware
>(and software ?) do I need?
>I own a 1040ST / TOS 1.4.

It is possible. I've got a flaky but usually working driver for a Genius mouse
in 3-button mode, but rewriting it for the MicroSoft mode is almost trivial.
I have not figured out how to make the driver more stable, though.

Source code in Turbo-C + assembler available on request.

Ge' Weijers
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