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From: whoffman@jato.jpl.nasa.gov (Walt Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Track ball
Message-ID: <1991Jan14.191852.25771@jato.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: 14 Jan 91 19:18:52 GMT
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Reply-To: whoffman@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Walt Hoffman)
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In article <2536@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> art@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Arthur L Miller) writes:
>
>On Missile Command, you can type Ctrl-T immed. after startup to switch
>into Trak-Ball mode.  It really grooves with a trak-ball!  Unfortunately,
>I think MC is the only game that really utilized the trak-ball's abilities--
>no other game I have offers the same result.
>
You can also use the ST mouse as well as a trak ball for Missle Command.  I
don't of any other games that use the trak ball mode either.  Millipede works
surprisingly well though in the joystick mode of the trak ball..


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