Questions tagged [mouse]
For questions about the use of a mouse on retrocomputers. For questions about touchpads use the "touchpad" tag instead.
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What did a mouse from before 1988 with 5 buttons look like?
Reference: Mouse Events
The first time I remember using a 5 button mouse was around 2008, when knocking the side of the mouse against the keyboard generated an event. On closer examination - there ...
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Do I need an extra driver to use PS/2 port computer mouse? [closed]
There are several PS/2 mice with an 800/1000 DPI optical sensor, three buttons, and a scroll-wheel. Several modern motherboards have a PS/2 port, such as the MSI Pro B650M-P, ASUS Prime H610M-A, ...
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Did anyone ever try making a 3D mouse for the PC? [closed]
I'm actually wondering about things that were tried a long time ago and couldn't be done, and then now they could be simple cheap peripherals.
Like, in the 486 days when I worked at a disreputable ...
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Amiga 500 left mouse button is not working. How to diagnose and fix it?
I've recently bought a Amiga 500 (A6 board). This Amiga works perfectly and starts as it should, except for the fact that when I hover on a icon and click my left mouse button to open it, it doesn't ...
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How did an old mouse detect if it was connected to PS/2 or USB port?
Prompted by this earlier question about USB-to-PS2 adapters, in which the answer is that the mouse figures out what it is connected to, the question arises: how do it know?
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How did early green PS/2 to USB mouse adapters work?
I remember when USB mouses came out those green PS/2 to USB adapters were around. (I cannot remember to have seen a purple keyboard adapter doing the same. But that doesn't mean anything.)
I always ...
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Toshiba Libretto 100CT PS/2 keyboard and mouse dual use
I have a Toshiba Libretto 100CT that I'd like to use in docked configuration with an external monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse
Through the use of the official dock I'm able to use a VGA port for ...
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How did early computers handle mice?
Early computer mice worked by sending a series of pulses; the more rapid the movement, the higher the frequency. How was this handled at the computer end?
At one level, it sounds easy: just run a loop,...
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Commodore 1352 mouse converter
My Commodore PC30-III can only handle a Commodore 1352 mouse, but it is practically impossible to buy one. I own a couple of Amiga and serial PC mice that if I plug in, the buttons seem to work, but ...
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Commodore Mouse not recognized by a Commodore PC30-III 286 machine
I have Commodore PC 30-III 286 machine with a serial port at the back labelled "mouse". If I plug my Commodore mouse 1900 serial mouse then execute mouse.com at the DOS prompt then I get the ...
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Did the original MS-DOS Quake not have a menu item for freelook, and if so, why?
I know that Quake (the 1996 MS-DOS game) is a "full" 3D engine, and always had some kind of mouse support.
However, even the original Wolfenstein 3D from 1992 also had mouse support from the ...
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Was there a specific benefit to inverted (XOR) mouse cursors other than aesthetics?
As far as I can remember the inverted (aka "XOR") style of mouse cursor has been around as long as there have been mice. I mean something like this:
(source)
where the cursor shape is ...
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Did the original BBC Micro computer come with a mouse?
I know some companies like Advanced Memory Systems designed mice for the BBC Micro like the AMX mouse so I was wondering if the original BBC micro came with its own mouse. I'm trying to compile a list ...
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How can I detect mouse wheel movement in QuickBasic?
I am using the following code to trap left/right/middle mouse button and mouse row/column in Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5 and I need a way to detect the mouse wheel. I have looked at Ralf Brown's ...
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Use a USB mouse for DOS games
I have a Thinkpad T41 on which I installed Windows 98 SE.
I installed an old DOS game, and was wondering if I could get a USB mouse to work with it ? (the PC doesn't have a PS/2 port)
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