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Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« on: February 18, 2011, 10:47:37 AM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120677619779&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I just ordered one of these. I didn't really need it, but I'd never seen one before so I figured I'd give it a try.

Sadly I live in America, so it'll prolly take 10.3 years to get here.
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 11:45:46 AM »
MrMoonlight (a member here) bought one of those last September, unfortunately it wouldn't work with the right mouse button on all of the mice he tried and he couldn't use it for the early startup screen (holding down both buttons at bootup)... :(

He ended up buying a Cocolino adapter which worked fine with all the mice he tried, never figured out if his was just faulty or these particular adapters just don't work properly...

Be interesting to find out how you get on when yours arrives in 10.3 years time... :)
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 11:47:32 AM »
Funny that it's popping up today. I had just decided to make one myself (Arduino based). As I think it will take me at least 6 month before I will have anything working, maybe I should check wether I can get one, too.

Edit: just noticed that it is the wrong way around. I want to use an Amiga mouse as a USB-mouse.
« Last Edit: February 18, 2011, 11:51:32 AM by lsmart »
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2011, 11:50:48 AM »
Quote from: XDelusion;616362
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120677619779&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I just ordered one of these. I didn't really need it, but I'd never seen one before so I figured I'd give it a try.


Sadly I live in America, so it'll prolly take 10.3 years to get here.


I wonder if you will get it before the Deneb I bought from Northern Ireland a week ago that still hasn't arrived?
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2011, 11:54:42 AM »
Quote from: lsmart;616366
Funny that it's popping up today. I had just decided to make one myself (Arduino based). As I think it will take me at least 6 month before I will have anything working, maybe I should check wether I can get one, too.

Edit: just noticed that it is the wrong way around. I want to use an Amiga mouse as a USB-mouse.


The Cololino adapter works a treat with USB Wireless Mice, got three of them myself and could never go back to the old Amiga wired mice... :)
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2011, 02:32:25 PM »
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could never go back to the old Amiga wired mice... :)


Apparently most people think this way. I have about 18 different mice. Five of them are only for Amigas. The others? Some USB some wireless. Apple, Razer, Logitech, etc. If you prefer simple, big and heavy mice the older models have some appeal. They just don't make them this way anymore.
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 03:24:09 PM »
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The Cololino adapter works a treat with USB Wireless Mice, got three of them myself and could never go back to the old Amiga wired mice... :)


Hi,

@Franko,

Are you trying to tell us that something made for a PC is better than what Amiga originally made.

GOTTCHA!!!

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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2011, 04:16:11 PM »
Hi Smerf... :)

No Chance... it never said specifically on the box that it was made for a PC... :lol:

So does that mean that all my HDs, DVD drives, Joysticks, floppy disks, printers, and the new wee stick on rubber feet I've bought are better cos Amiga didn't make them ???

Don't think my non Amiga made joysticks were made for a PC, so no matter who made them therefore doesn't matter and as there not for PCs then it doesn't make them any better or worse... :)

Now what the hell I'm trying to say here doesn't matter either cos I haven't got a scooby doo about what the frig I'm rambling on about here and if anyone knows what I'm gibbering here about send your answer on a postcard to.... :)

I think me med's aren't working anymore, my middle ears just fell off and landed in a nice hot bowl of freezing cold pink soup that tastes like yellow, hello Albert what are you doing up there... :)

Think I need to go lye down now, me head hurts... :(

Wheeeeee

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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2011, 04:37:05 AM »
I bought one of those adapters on ebay and it arrived in about a week.  In fact, it arrived today and it works very nicely.

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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2011, 06:49:01 AM »
WOW, that shipped quick!!! I wonder why some things across seas only take a few days, and most take a month or two?

Anyhow, mine came from Ireland as well. Though it DOES NOT plug into the A600 as promised because of it's shape. Secondly, it works with none of my USB Optical Mice.

Wrote seller.
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2011, 09:04:04 AM »
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WOW, that shipped quick!!! I wonder why some things across seas only take a few days, and most take a month or two?

Anyhow, mine came from Ireland as well. Though it DOES NOT plug into the A600 as promised because of it's shape. Secondly, it works with none of my USB Optical Mice.

Wrote seller.


Just use a short 9 pin serial cable to connect the adapter to.  I use one on my A2000 and it works fine.
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2011, 09:44:17 AM »
I also have a 1200 so I could use this with that.

As for using any sort of extender, those, thus far have only served to disable the right mouse button when used in conjunction with this, my only other means to a mouse on Amiga:

http://www.vesalia.de/e_micromys.htm

I had to use the dremel tool on it to make it fit and work proper on my 600.
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 03:09:03 PM »
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I also have a 1200 so I could use this with that.

As for using any sort of extender, those, thus far have only served to disable the right mouse button when used in conjunction with this, my only other means to a mouse on Amiga:

http://www.vesalia.de/e_micromys.htm

I had to use the dremel tool on it to make it fit and work proper on my 600.


Yeah, it will work with the A1200 also.
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 03:55:58 PM »
You can use Micromys or Cocolino on the Amiga 600 with our automatic Joystick/Mouse switcher which has an Amiga 600 compatible joystick/mouse cable on it (no side lugs).

Hope this helps!

Automatic Mouse / Joystick Switch (compatible with A600):
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=961

Micromys:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=887

Cocolino:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=88
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Re: Amiga USB Mouse Adaptor
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2011, 09:47:20 PM »
Thankx Amiga Kit.

I have a Micromys but it hates my Atari 8-bit, hates my C64, and will only use the Scroll Wheel mode on my 1200, but not my 600, though my 600 just died last night so it no longer matters anyhow. :(


Anyhow I found a mouse that kind of works with this USB adaptor, though Freewheel does not seem to realize there is a wheel there.

I'm going to write the seller, so if he can resolve these issues, then will post back here.
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