Macrosystem Casablanca Classic problem

[davideo]

Are you using the correct type of trackball?

Have you tried re-installing the operating system?

I've never had this problem in all the years that I've owned mine.

And on a personal note - would you PM me how much you paid for it please?

I've got one of these and I'm not sure what it's worth

Dave G :cool:

[davideo]

Thanks for your reply.  I'm using a ps/2 mouse with a ps/2-to-serial adapter.  I don't seem to have a serial mouse anywhere among my old stuff.  Should I see a mouse pointer on the screen, even if I don't have a mouse plugged in properly?  I don't have the OS disks (or any other disks), just what is already on the hard drive.  (I'll PM you too.)

Without the OS discs you won't be able to reinstall the OS.

Each set of discs is tied by a serial number to the particular machine it was installed on. So even if you could borrow my set they would not install - anti piracy :hammer:

I've never tried a mouse like your setup. I'll boot my machine up without the mouse and see what happens. Have you got a manual for it?

Dave G

Update:

I booted it up without the mouse and no pointer visible. IIRC the pointer starts out in the top left corner so it may not be visible on screen.

I then did something you should never do and plugged my mouse in withthe power on. Mouse pointer shows on screen just below top left corner of screen.

I'm not sure but I thought you could use the keyboard to control the mouse. I'll have a look in my manual.

Dave G

[davideo]

OK, got it working with a bonafide 2-button serial mouse!  Software version is 2.7.8.  Looking forward to working with it.

Congrats - I'm sure you'll have fun using it

Dave G :cool:

[davideo]

Isn't it possible to add a second drive to the Casablanca itself?

That's the tricky bit with the original Casablanca.

You can fit two hard drives to it. One internally in the caddy and one externally on the 25 pin expansion.

AFAIR But and it's a big BUT the Casablance will only see one at once. The internal is the primary drive unless you plug in an external drive and then it becomes the primary drive and the other vanishes until you remove the external drive.

Dave G :cool:

[davideo]

So it's not SCSI compliant?

I guess not in the true sense of the word.

The later Cassie had the ability to copy a project from one disc to the other but I think that was only the video project not the system software.

Also there was a backup solution sold for one of the Cassies that would let you backup to DVD but again I don't think that was the OS only the project.

Dave G :cool: