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

[coco at yourdvd.net]

Look in the January, February and March 2000 issues (nuts and volts) -
they used a Parallax BASIC stamp, however, I am designing around just a
simple 16f84 or similar. -
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 9:25 pm
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> coco at yourdvd.net wrote:
> > 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. 
> Ah, of course.  I was letting my mind wander a bit back to serial mice. 
> I finally found a mouse that will work with both PS/2 and serial (with
> an adaptor) protocols, and also has a wheel.  I've got boxes of mice,
> and this is the only one like that among them all.  Unfortunately,
> somebody slathered on a half bottle of cologne before using the thing,
> and even after repeated cleanings, it still makes my fingers reek to use
> it.  It's kinda like gas pump handles.  They wouldn't be so bad if they
> only smelled like gasoline!  :)
> > 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
> >   
> Cool.  Which issue of N&V has the PIC mouse interfacing article?  I've
> got to have it around here in the piles and stacks.
> 
> JCE
> > - 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.
> >>>
> >>>       
> >
> >
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