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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: evil_nerd on May 01, 2004, 02:05:27 PM
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Hello,
My neighbour has give me a Amiga 500. With a lot of software :-);-). The only problem seems that it has not got any mouse nor a joystick... Is it possible to play games and use programs / workbench without mouse / joystick (by using the arrow keys and shortcuts?)???
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No, 99% of the Amiga games requires a joystick or mouse (the right way to play games, IMHO).
Look for used AMIGA /ATARI / SEGA joysticks.
Try first before buying 8)
The current PC analog joysticks doesn't work.
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Ok, it's quite a DOH! question :-P
But can I use workbench and so with shortcuts?
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Hi
It is possible to use workbench without a mouse.
Hold "Amiga" key and use cursor keys to move pointer. If you want the pointer to move faster, also hold "Shift" key.
To click left button push left "Alt" key AND left "Amiga" key. A double click is simply these key presses twice in quick succession.
As you might imagine to click right button, push and HOLD right "Amiga" key AND right "Alt" key.
Other shortcuts are: left "Amiga" and "v" USUALLY means "OK" and left "Amiga" and "b" USUALLY means "cancel". You can also cycle through the open Workbench screens by using "Amiga" and, I THINK "n". "Amiga" and "m" brings the initial Workbench screen to the front, if memory serves me correctly. There are loads more but I forget them.
I'm pretty sure the above works in Workbenches going back to at least v1.3.
Most games will not use these shortcuts, but the Workbench legal ones might. You can pick up a joystick on UK Ebay fairly cheaply.
Good luck and enjoy! :-)
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left "Amiga" and "v" USUALLY means "OK" and left "Amiga" and "b" USUALLY means "cancel".
Well, this is an Intuition feature. On every requester created with the intuition.library/EasyRequest function, Amiga-V *always* means the leftmost button (usually "Ok") and Amiga-B *always* means the rightmost button (usually "Cancel").
Requesters created by MUI or other third-party stuff might do it another way, but then it is not standard.
Bye,
Thomas