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From: mikeg@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Mike Gladden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Mouse Help
Message-ID: <2552@crash.cts.com>
Date: 17 Feb 88 19:00:32 GMT
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Has anyone ever sucessfully interfaced a non-Commodore mouse to the Amiga?
Specifically, I would like to be able to use the Mouse Systems PC Mouse I
currently have attached to my PC clone with my A500.  I don't particularly
care for ball-type mechanical mice and would much rather use the optical
design which has no moving parts to be cleaned all the time.
 
BTW, the PC mouse I have is the serial version, but I would like to interface
it through the mouse port with some kind of adapter plug so I don't tie up my
serial port.  Anyone who telecommunicates with the Amiga will obviously need
both the mouse and the modem hooked up at the same time.
 
What kind of signals are sent out from serial interfaced mice?  Are the
signals completely different from the Amiga mouse, or are they similar enough
what an adapter plug might be the only thing necessary?
 
Any help, even to tell me I'm crazy, would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Mike Gladden                                                    pro-charlotte
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