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From: japplega@csm9a.UUCP (Joe Applegate)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Tandy Printer + PC Compatible Query
Message-ID: <1421@csm9a.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 89 16:38:48 GMT
References: <1370@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu> <193300123@trsvax>
Organization: Colorado School of Mines
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In article <193300123@trsvax>, reyn@trsvax.UUCP writes:
> but Joe has remarked that the Digi-Mouse won't work with MS-Windows.  I
> don't know what your situation was, but I've used a Digi-Mouse with Windows
> and it worked just fine.  Possibly you were trying to use the mouse with
> the MicroSoft driver rather than the Mouse.Sys written for the Tandy mouse.
> 
> 			              John Reynolds
> 				      DeskMate is my life!!!

Stick to DeskCrate, John....

Microsoft Windows does not use any MOUSE.SYS... and the MOUSE.SYS that comes
with the MS Mouse will NOT work with the Tandy Digi-Mouse AT ALL!

MS Windows uses a reentrant device driver that is a part of the windows
user.exe module... this is required as a result of the multi-tasking
nature of Windows (another reason it is far superior to DeskCrate)...

I have the source for the mouse.drv that supports the MS Mouse but without
addressing and interrupts for the Tandy version I have little hope of
conversion... Yes, I could throw the Tandy mouse into the trash BUT ON A
MACHINE WITH ONLY 3 SLOTS where do I fit another Mouse????

I have heard from several sources at Tandy that there is a driver for the
Digi-Mouse and Windows that was developed at Tandy... but since their is
not much money to be made supporting past customers they have never released
it (I admit that is my opinion why it is not available, but everyone who's
mentioned it said they didn't have it and why don't I just buy a new mouse)...

			   - Joe Applegate -

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