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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Optical mouse ala DaleLuck was Re: Dragon's Lair
Keywords: need pinout please
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Date: 4 Jan 89 07:54:27 GMT
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In article <668@apctrc.UUCP> lbrown@apctrc.UUCP (Lawrence H. Brown) writes:
>In article <10236@gryphon.COM> hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser) writes:
>>Well, okay you twisted my arm. The Boing Mouse is about 3/8" shorter
>...stuff deleted...
>>lasts. The mouse's cord terminates in a =male= db9 connector so it comes
>>with a male>female gender bender already screwed onto the connector so
>>it'll fit the Amiga's mouse port socket. 
>.....more stuff deleted..
>>paperwork inside them: none.  The bottom of the mouse indicates it was
>>mfd by "MSC Technologies Inc. (Mouse Systems)" of Fremont CA. It's
>>model M4 and has an FCC ID certification statement. A sticker on the
>
>Whow!! WOW! Hey thats identical to the mousie I have hooked to my sun!
                                                                   ^^^
Yep, that's Sun for Sun Microsystems.

>(expect for the plug, it uses a plug that looks much like a phone jack)
>Thats neat!  Can anyone give me a pinout?  Maybe I can scrounge a spare
>from our sun parts...

The Mouse System Mouse has been around for at least 5 years.  It first came
out on IBM PCs (directly from Mouse Systems) and then was later OEMed to
almost everybody, including Sun.  There are various versions slightly
different in the connector and some of the signals (that's the M2, M3, M4 harv
was referring to).  The signals for the PC versions are documented in the 
Mouse Systems docs, though I haven't seen any mention of them in the Sun 3/50 
docs we have.

This mouse is MUCH better than the built-in Amiga mouse, since it is optical 
instead of mechanical.  Only drawback is that it must be used with its own 
gridded pad.  The reason Dale's mouse doesn't come with documentation is that
IT DOESN't NEED ANY. Just plug it in in place of your 'old Amiga mouse and go.

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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