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mswitch, a mouse/joystick switch scheme
« on: June 28, 2004, 02:22:48 PM »
I want to view a .pic file.
It's a file from Aminet, called mswitch (an electric scheme to build a mouse/joystick switcher)
can't find a program on Aminet, or anywhere, to view this file. Maybe there's an jpeg of this scheme or so, or there's somewhere a (freeware) program to view this file. Anyhow, I can't find it.

thanks in advance
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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2004, 02:44:18 PM »
Uhm, it's just an IFF-ILBM. Either view it with an Amiga viewer, or rename .pic to .ilbm and load it with photoshop.
 

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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2004, 04:10:44 PM »
thank you very much, KennyR :-) that helped a lot
here did I find a viewer for all these kinds picture files (for MSDOS)
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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2004, 04:27:40 PM »
just so you know, ACDSee can also view IFF's.

this is because it was written by an amiga programmer. and it works very nicely, btw.
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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2004, 04:42:13 PM »
Hoya!

Really? Did not know that.

We are everywhere! ;-)

Be funky

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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2004, 04:47:12 PM »
AmigaZeux, I prefer your other picture...  the one of a manga redhead
with large round [eyes].

:-D :-D :-D :-D

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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2004, 02:01:30 AM »
YEEEEEEHAAAAAAWW!
my joystick/mouse switch works
I directly soldered it correct!
that is..
only with an original Atari joystick it works for 100% properly
and probably it supports only a 1button joystick
with other joysticks, I have to klick the left mouse button continuously, while these joysticks don't have an autofire function as far as I know.
Any thoughts on this?
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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2004, 02:36:06 AM »
There was a dedicated adaptor for Amiga called RoboShift and had a
little green LED to confirm it was switched between mouse/joystick.

I unfortunately bought a 2-way adaptor which (when a mouse was plugged
in) would make random inputs that would mess up joystick control.

Go find a RoboShift if you can, they're supposed to be good. Full
buttons etc.

:-)

Possibly even CD32...
 

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Re: how to view a .pic file?
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2004, 01:16:19 PM »
ah well, the joystick I use now works fine, and I got a lot of time used with soldering the whole stuff. It's MY pride, I made it work :lol:

I could also solder two leds on it, but they mentioned in the manual that you might need an extra external power supply :idea:


2 buttons SHOULD work though, the right mouse button works, (it doesn't matter on wich of the two connectors you put on the joystick or mouse)

anyhoo, thanks for advice :-)
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