Mouse on 800XL?

[flashjazzcat]

Since the trackball pictured is a drop-in replacement for the ST mouse, it already works with the GOS. Any device which works differently will require a driver, but that's hardly a problem since the drivers for human input devices are generally rather simple to write.

[Mathy]

Hello guys

 

Found this yesterday on krupkaj's site:

 

 

Maybe krupkaj can tell us more...

 

Sincerely

 

Mathy

[+Larry]

Does the Last Word (or any other productivity app.) support a mouse?  And I also seem to remember a mouse adapter by Mytek. (??)

[+DrVenkman]

1 hour ago, Larry said:

Does the Last Word (or any other productivity app.) support a mouse?  And I also seem to remember a mouse adapter by Mytek. (??)

If Jon ever returns to his GOS and finishes it, I bet he'll do at least a basic port of the text-only version.  

 

In the meantime, the GOS work-in-progress version itself is fun to play around with. With @mytek's mouse adapter as implemented on the XEL and XLD boards, the mouse functions like an Atari Trak-Ball. That means you can play Missile Command and several other TB-enabled games with your mouse. 

[+CharlieChaplin]

Evil as I am, I am using the BEST trackball, which looks like a trackball, but works like an ST or an Amiga mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 17, 2019 by CharlieChaplin

[+Philsan]

17 minutes ago, CharlieChaplin said:

Evil as I am, I am using the BEST trackball, which looks like a trackball, but works like an ST or an Amiga mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

I use it too!