Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.hardware:992 comp.sys.mac:45281 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think!ames!scubed!s3dawn!warner From: warner@s3dawn.ARPA (Ken Warner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: hack a multi-button mouse? Message-ID: <164@scubed.SCUBED.COM> Date: 31 Dec 89 18:21:52 GMT References: <221@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> Sender: news@scubed.COM Reply-To: warner@s3dawn.UUCP (Ken Warner) Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac Distribution: comp Organization: S-CUBED, A Division of Maxwell Labs; San Diego CA Lines: 49 >I'd sure love this! Between X windows and Smalltalk-80, I'd love having a three >button mouse. I know that Symbolics offered an optional three button mouse >(and their own keyboard) for their MacIvory product but how about a standalone >product. >Paul Verket >verket@venice.sedd.trw.com I tried to talk to Symbolics about getting one of their three button mice but they only sell it with the keyboard for about a grand! They were typically "Ivory Towerish" about the matter. Ken Warner warner@scubed.scubed.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: hack a multi-button mouse? Summary: Expires: References: <221@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> Sender: Reply-To: warner@s3dawn.UUCP (Ken Warner) Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac Distribution: comp Organization: S-CUBED, A Division of Maxwell Labs; San Diego CA Keywords: In article <221@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> verket@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Paul Verket) writes: >From article , by dbristo@cadev6.intel.com (David Bristor ~): >> ... So whaddy'a think: can we take a >> stock Logitech or other mouse, add some logic and hardware and an ADB >> interface (and possibly some software), and get a multi-button mouse for the >> Mac? Say, left=click, middle=shift-click, and so on. > >I'd sure love this! Between X windows and Smalltalk-80, I'd love having a three >button mouse. I know that Symbolics offered an optional three button mouse >(and their own keyboard) for their MacIvory product but how about a standalone >product. > >Paul Verket >verket@venice.sedd.trw.com I tried to talk to Symbolics about getting one of their three button mice but they only sell it with the keyboard for about a grand! They were typically "Ivory Towerish" about the matter. Ken Warner warner@scubed.scubed.com