Re: A86: mouse

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: mouse
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 20:28:05 -0700
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


>In a message dated 98-01-11 17:19:19 EST, you write:
>
><< The best way isn't a over priced Graph Link.  The best way is hardware made
> for the job.  Of course you can't connect serial devices directly to the
> calc.  The calculator can only send/receive at once.  Not both.
>  >>
>
>what if you just used the regular calc-to-calc cable and set it up so that the
>mouse just continuously updates the x/y coordinates?
>make a really good TSR that actually shows a mouse-style cursor moving on the
>screen, but for regular (Basic?) programs it would just update the x/y
>coordinates.  Maybe the TSR would read off of the x/y coordinates, too.

There is no way to do that with the calc to calc cable.  it just isn't serial.

Grant


---
"Earth Today.  We'll strip mine other planets later."

Prev: Re: A86: LineOff function
Next: Re: A86: can i build a grey graph link cable?
Index(es):
- Main
- Thread