[Coco] The Beta Test release of MShell

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 15 May 2016 13:46:20 Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:

> Thanks Dave, then the OS9 joy drivers should work unmodified and
> MShell should work with joystick/mouse as well as will MultiVue, Bash,
> MV Canvas, Shanghai, and many others.
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It should also work with serial mice using that version of joydrv that I 
wrote. Unable to test it with the programs I did use it with in earlier 
years because my system is now out of system ram.  But I'd appreciate 
know whether or not it does work.  All 3 buttons on an M$ or logitek 
protocol mouse are supported and registered in the 8 byte mouse packet 
maintained at $10EC in system ram.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Philipsen <dave at davebiz.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Sun, May 15, 2016 11:57 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] The Beta Test release of MShell
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> Yes, the joysticks (analog ports) work just as the 'standard'
> joysticks work.  If you write a simple BASIC program using the JOYSTK
> variables, it all works.  Returns a 0-63 value.Dave Philipsen> On May
> 15, 2016, at 2:19 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> wrote:> > I'm not sure how Gary implemented the joystick routines. If
> he emulated the coco joysticks so that RSDOS games can be played
> unmodified, then the OS9 mouse/Joystick should "Just Work". If it
> takes modification for RSDOS games as well, then the OS9 driver would
> also have to be modified (which should not be too big of a task).> As
> a sidenote, MShell if fully functional straight out of the box with
> keyboard only as well. All the keycodes (and directions) are in the
> included text file when you download MShell. MShell has been tested on
> the CocoFPGA at 25mhz and was reported to work fine. I hope to (maybe)
> get a CocoFPGA soon, and when I do, I will be glad to help get the
> drivers and all straightened out.> > > > > > > Bill Pierce> "Charlie
> stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow
> down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull> > > > My Music from the
> Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3>
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> > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: David Ladd
> <davidwladd at gmail.com>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> <coco at maltedmedia.com>> Sent: Sat, May 14, 2016 10:02 pm> Subject: Re:
> [Coco] The Beta Test release of MShell> > On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 8:46
> PM, Travis Poppe <travispoppe at gmail.com> wrote:> Curious if the new
> software hi-res joystick code might ever be> incorporated with MShell,
> or OS-9 in general? Maybe this is something> that could be turned into
> a module that introduces software hi-res for> all existing NitrOS-9
> applications or something?>​Travis, a new NitrOS-9 module would need
> to be used with the updated codeto do this.  MShell should be using
> normal OS-9 calls for it'smouse/joystick input routines.​>> I have no
> idea what the technical details are like, but that would be> pretty
> neat.>> Best regards,> --> Travis Poppe> IRC: tlp on
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