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From: rjung@castor.usc.edu (Robert Jung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Optic mice (was : Re: secrets of FLASH?)
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Date: 23 Mar 88 03:44:27 GMT
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Summary: I've seen it

In article <1722@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> c60b-at@buddy.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (John Kawakami -0^0-) writes:
>
>In a related vein,  anyone know how to hook up an optical mouse to the
>ST (or any other machine other than IBMacintosh).  The mice are about
>$75 and are _much_ nicer than mice with balls;-)  Should be a pretty
>simple effort (if you're an EE).

  Well, all the details escape me right now, but it *can* be done. I saw
somebody selling an optical mouse hookup for the Atari ST's at the latest
Glendale Atari Faire (version 2.0, ACENET -- home-town pride!)...

  If you're really interested, I can try and dig up the dealer/maker/whatever.


						--R.J.
						B-)

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