[Coco] Mice and The CoCo, PD Library and Sub-Etha stuff -- Attn: Allen Huffman!

[coco at yourdvd.net]

The only problem with the scroll wheel in a device such as this (will
attach to the joystick port) would be that it would have to emulate
either the right or left coco mouse button and the scroll function
would have to  emulate either the left or right movement of the mouse,
but it could be implemented. I only wanted to make this so we could
have a ps/2 mouse to replace the coco mouse and still work with 100% of
the coco software. Under os-9 it would be best to wait for mark's
superboard and use it's ps/2 ports - with the proper driver, all
buttons and wheels could perform specific functions. Soon as I get a
schematic together, I'll send you a copy to let me know what you think
and then i'll put it together and test it. Anything I end up developing
will be free to the community so anyone can build or i can build for
them - it's all in fun and here's to the greatest 8 bitter of all time
- The TRS-80 Color Computer -robert

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Mice and The CoCo, PD Library and Sub-Etha stuff --
> Attn: Allen Huffman!
> From: Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net>
> Date: Wed, May 02, 2007 3:46 pm
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> coco at yourdvd.net wrote:
> > Joel, your suggestions are excellent. As soon as I get moved in I'll
> > start organizing everything (honestly, when I'm not working, I am at
> > the PC or one of the CoCo's - the CoCo is much more fun). I was sitting
> > here fooling with one of my PIC programmers and working on the idea - I
> > actually like your idea of having it roll over from 0 to 63 and vice
> > versa, but perhaps it could be switchable - exact emulation, or
> > rollover).
> >
> >   
> Thanks, Robert.  I'll be really interested in what you might come up
> with.  I wonder how difficult it would be to add support for scroll
> wheels.  I hated those things when they first came out -- I think the
> first one I played with had too weak a spring for the middle-button
> function, so I found it very difficult to scroll without doing
> unintended middle-button clicks -- but by now I've gotten to like them.
> > As for organizing the PD, I wouldn't want to include anything that
> > hadn't been officially released to the public for distribution, but I
> > am going to proceed with this - I'll have given something to the
> > community useful other than my sometimes senseless rants.
> >