ST mouse substitutes

[Noble Kale]

Ok, so, atari st mice are hard to get ahold of right? Well, here are some substitutes:

1) Use a joystick as a mouse - this is what I'm currently doing. You'll need a driver program though.

2) Use a pc serial mouse - You'll either need an adaptor, or a driver. Since I couldn't get the driver working, this wasn't a good thing

3) Rewire a pc serial mouse - I couldn't find any wiring diagrams, so this wasn't an option.

 

Anyone else got any ideas?

[atarifan49]

Ok, so, atari st mice are hard to get ahold of right? Well, here are some substitutes:

1) Use a joystick as a mouse - this is what I'm currently doing. You'll need a driver program though.

2) Use a pc serial mouse - You'll either need an adaptor, or a driver. Since I couldn't get the driver working, this wasn't a good thing

3) Rewire a pc serial mouse - I couldn't find any wiring diagrams, so this wasn't an option.

 

Anyone else got any ideas?

 

 

Don't know where to find the plans but conversion of a Wico or Atari 8bit trackball can be done also. I found a converted Wico in a thrift store that works great! Only problem is the trackball fire button can be tricky at times to do doubleclick with. But it sure beats having to deal with a mouse pad in limited workspace area.

[Noble Kale]

I plan to get hold of a trackball

Having two monitors, an st, and another computer on two desks means little space.

[+Sauron]

I used to have a mouse called a "Beetle Mouse" (if I remember correctly). That thing was about a thousand times superior to the stock ST mouse. I'd definitely recommend getting ahold of one of those. The hard part would be finding them.

 

Or you could overpay for a stock ST mouse from B&C Computervisions