[Coco] CoCo3 games that use two buttons on the joystick?

Wed Apr 8 16:27:03 EDT 2015

On Wednesday 08 April 2015 15:57:38 Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
> Curtis, the OS9 version of Kumgai would not work with 2nd button
> unless it "undoes" the hard coded action of changing windows with the
> 2nd button, which by the way is one of the most limiting and "uncool"
> things ever done to OS9... a programmer can't even program the 2nd
> button for their own use. This means no "right click" context menus
> and options. The cmds are there to read the button, but when pressed,
> it will go to the next open window. This REALLY needs to be changed...
> or at least be "optional" with a shell cmd or graphics cmd.

A hint Bill, if you have time to look at it. I have not been able to 
track the conversion process between the mouse buffer, an 8 byte wide 
area located $10E8 as a start location, which is where my 
joydrv_s6551.sb dumps the data, and the 32 byte wide mouse packet the 
SS.Mouse call returns.

The reason I mention this is that it the process of writing that driver, 
I found an off by one in the L51.defs file and fixed it.  I am not sure 
that the defs file propagates all the way through, so that off by one 
may be the origin of the problem.  my driver seems to work but its not 
been verified that all 3 buttons work like they are supposed to for 
Icnedit for instance.

I am ATM up to my butt in house maintenance things that are part of 
owning it free and clear, so I'm "occupied" for a few weeks.

I do not know if other "mouse" drivers use this buffer, but if you'd like 
to display it, this will do it under nitros9.

{t2|08}/DD/CMDS:list dbmouse
tmode .1 pau=0
load dbm-util
display c
*main
display 2 20 20
dmem -1 10EC 8 ! dump
goto main

And here is the vfy output for /dd/cmds/dbm-util, a merged file so it 
doesn't have to reload the modules for every loop of the script.

{t2|08}/DD/CMDS:vfy dbm-util
Length of file: $00000534

Module found at offset $00000000 in this file
Header for    : DMem
Header parity : $1E (good)
Module size   : $0136
Edition       : $02
Ty/La At/Rv   : $11   $80
Program module, 6809 object, Re-enterable, R/O
Exec. off     : $004B
Data Size     : $12D0
Module CRC is : $76C0F4 (good)

Module found at offset $00000136 in this file
Header for    : Dump
Header parity : $D4 (good)
Module size   : $02FE
Edition       : $07
Ty/La At/Rv   : $11   $81
Program module, 6809 object, Re-enterable, R/O
Exec. off     : $00F2
Data Size     : $00F6
Module CRC is : $4FAF8D (good)

Module found at offset $00000434 in this file
Header for    : Display
Header parity : $29 (good)
Module size   : $0100
Edition       : $03
Ty/La At/Rv   : $11   $81
Program module, 6809 object, Re-enterable, R/O
Exec. off     : $0015
Data Size     : $00CC
Module CRC is : $87AD2E (good)

Bytes read    : $00000534

My mouse is a seriel mouse, old 3 button DeXxa, works like a logitech.
The joydrv-s6551.sb can handle M$ or Logiteck mice interchangeably.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: L. Curtis Boyle <curtisboyle at sasktel.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wed, Apr 8, 2015 2:04 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo3 games that use two buttons on the joystick?
>
>
> I know of the following games that supported two buttons, off the top
> of my head:
> A Mazing World of Malcolm Mortar (cartridge from Radio Shack)
> Contras
> (Sundog)
> Gantelet II (Diecom) - pretty sure it used the 2nd button for
> potions.
> Kyum-Gai: To Be Ninja (Sundog) - both the RS-DOS and OS-9 versions
> Mine
> Rescue (SRB)
> Pacdude Monster Maze used the 2nd button to pause the game (not
> sure if that counts)
> Rampage (cartridge from Radio Shack)
> Robocop (cartridge
> from Radio Shack)
> Roller Controller (Spectral)
> Sinistaar (Sundog)
> Super Pitfall
> (cartridge from Radio Shack)
>
>
> The Springster cartridge, and Warp Fighter 3-D
> might have used both - can’t remember.
>
>
> L. Curtis
> Boyle
> curtisboyle at sasktel.net
>
> > On Apr 8, 2015, at 11:27 AM, John W. Linville
>
> <linville at tuxdriver.com> wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 05, 2015 at 06:27:33PM -0400,
>
> John W. Linville wrote:
> >> I wonder if anyone knows which (if any) CoCo3
>
> games actually use the
>
> >> 2nd button available on the Deluxe joystick?  Are
>
> there any Program
>
> >> Pak games in that list?
> >
> > It looks like one such game is
>
> Sinistaar by Sundog Systems.
>
> > Does anyone know of others?
> >
> > John
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