device driver/ port question

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From: Matthew S. Mcglincy
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 18:04

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Somewhat off-kilter question about external devices hooked in via 
parallel ports (in this case, a wired nintendo powerglove):

Is there a way to "redirect" output from my parallel port to a program seeking
mouse datad?  Basically, I am looking for a way to supply the information that the serial port/mouse/mouse driver provide, via an external parallel device.

One solution I thought possible would be to get a hold of assembly mouse driver
code, and alter the function calls to get data from the parallel port instead 
of serial port and mouse driver... that way, the change would be invisible to 
any mouse using program.

Is this possible?  If not, is there some feasible way to achieve this?  If so,
does anyone know of ftp sources for mouse driver assembly code?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks,

Matt
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