Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!sunybcs!ugbowen From: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: M1 Mouse Message-ID: <1837@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Jan-87 20:04:32 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.1837 Posted: Sat Jan 3 20:04:32 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Jan-87 03:36:40 EST Sender: nobody@sunybcs.UUCP Reply-To: ugbowen@sunybcs.UUCP (Devon Bowen) Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 24 I got an M-1 mouse for Christmas. It's put out by Contriver Tech, Inc. I assume it's totally compatible with the 1350 mouse from Commodore so I thought I might get some help from the CBM engineers. The mouse can act as a joystick in any situation where the joystick can be used. I always thought the mouse to be a device that would give two speed: one in the x direction and one in the y. From this a velocity vector could be calculated by the system. If I am right, how is this signal converted by the joystick port to return the simple four bit direction scheme? I know that the mouse can be used as a velocity vector since one may go in any direction in the GEOS package. This is all very confusing and I can't find anything at all about it. Can someone take the time to explain some of this? Thanks... Devon Bowen (KA2NRC) University of Buffalo ******************************************************** csnet: ugbowen@buffalo.CSNET uucp: ..!{allegra,decvax,watmath,rocksanne}!sunybcs!ugbowen BITNET: ugbowen@sunybcs.BITNET Voice: (716) 836-7358 USnail: 67 Lisbon Ave; Buffalo, NY; 14214 ********************************************************