On Jan 10, 16:09, Lawrence Walker wrote:
> One of my ST mouses (mice ?) has a simple switch to change it
> to an Amiga mouse. I also have a Kraft joystick with DE9 and
> DB15 connectors and a switch to change between Apple IIe and
> PC. There was a box from Practical Peripherals called Mouse-
> Master to switch between STs and Amigas. Seems like it shouldn't
> be too difficult to make an all-purpose connection box for different
> platforms. I also have a 4+4-input 1+1 output ABCD box, to use a
> single mouse and K-B with multiple systems, that are readily
> available, which would simplify the project. Any "gotcha's" in this
> scenario ?
The obvious one is the protocol. Or rather protocols, since there are so
many. PS/2, PC serial, SGI serial, etc are all different. However, if
you're talking about basic quadrature mice that simply output X, X', Y, and
Y' pulses, your idea should work. Add a PIC and some software and you
could handle the other types, too.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
Dept. of Computer Science
University of York
Received on Wed Jan 10 2001 - 16:31:40 GMT