Weekend finds : carload of Commodore for $10

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Mon May 21 18:39:47 2001

Tony Duell skrev:

>> Sorry, I'd never seen a 3-button mouse on an Amiga. Sounds reasonable
>> enough.

>A number of years ago, Maplin sold replacement mice for the ST and Amiga.
>Both were quadrature-output devices (plain, TTL signals), with different
>wiring to the DE9 socket. And IIRC, the Amiga one was 3 button and the ST
>one 2 button.

The ST can use 3-button mice as well, but the software support really isn't as
extensive.

>I used those mice (with a connector change) as replacement mice for my
>Mac+ (2 button, buttons wired in parallel), Archimedes (3 button),
>Amstrad PC2086 (2 button IIRC), and so on. I was mildly annoyed when
>Maplin discontinued them and only sold PC-mice....

My 3-button mouse, manufacturer unknown (I think it's some kind of OEM
construction, though) is really running on its last leg. The only thing which
keeps it working is a big blob of tape in order to twist the cable in the
right direction.
It's rather obvious that I'm the absolute opposite of Tony when it comes to
electronics, isn't it?

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