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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: XDelusion on June 10, 2005, 07:33:05 PM
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My original Amiga mouse is dead. An adaptor that supports the mouse wheel is about $50.00 freaking bucks where ever I go!
I've heard you can plug a mouse into the serial port somehow...
...how is this done, and how good is it?
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There is a driver for serial mice on Aminet. It works fine in workbench, but games and so won't work.
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Also consider a new Amiga mouse. I think they're around $20.
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So I just plug in the mouse with a 9 to 25 pin adaptor, use the drivers off aminet, and I'm set to go?
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As far as I remember, yes. Haven't done it in years, tho'.
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SerialMouse D seems to be the only one that works, the NewMouse driver didn't work, which sux because it supports the scroll wheel. :/
EDIT.
But after a few minutes, the mouse for no reason, ceases to respond. :/
I reboot, it works again, then after a while...
...nothing.
EDIT: Aghh, the driver I was using was shareware, solemouse.lha seems much better!
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For Solemouse to run from your startup-sequence, it wants you to do this:
Enter SoleMouse to execute from CLI.
From Startup-Sequence use this line:
Run <>nil: SoleMouse
Ok, I can run it from CLI, but that other line does nothing for me, after I boot up, nothing happens. Any ideas?
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Is SoleMouse in your path, which should be SYS:C since it is in your startup-sequence?
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@XDelusion
You're doing better than me... I couldn't get those
drivers you mentioned to work on my A2k at all. :-?
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I'm in a similar situation to you guys, although I have an elbox serial -> amiga adapter I need a ps2 -> amiga adapter for my kvm.
I was more than willing to buy one from amigakit.co.uk when I thought they were about £23 but either I was wrong or the price has crept up to £27, which to me puts it at closer to £30 than £20 I previously thought and although it's petty is enough to stop me buying one.
It's quite annoying, as I'd love to build one of these (http://www.scene-double.co.uk/mdapt.htm) if only I had a PIC programmer. Anyone on here have access to one and willing to burn a chip for me?
Otherwise I could try and get hold of one of these (http://www.m4nkind.com/index.php3?ReadArticle=26) in conjunction with my serail -> amiga mouse. :-(
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I'm probably beating an old horse here but, why hasn't someone come up with a USB subcircuit/adapter that lets you plug anything into any Amiga (A500 thru A4000)?
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It's quite annoying, as I'd love to build one of these if only I had a PIC programmer. Anyone on here have access to one and willing to burn a chip for me?
I can burn you a 16F84, assuming my gear survived my recent house move (and assuming I can find which box they are in).
Richard.
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You can get secondhand amiga mice on ebay for next to nix. I got a few of them with other things, and as misidentified c64 mice. Never got one of them either :-(
As for the pic burning, if you are determined, you can make a simple interface for peecee that uses the printer port and not much else IIRC. I have a 'proper' PIC burner but it's less than reliable on this temporary PC.
There are also 16x84 burning software/schematics available on aminet.
I've been wanting a PS/2 mouse to amiga interface for a while. Far too many other projects on the go as it is with no time to do any.