Re: "Joystick Mouse" or Joystick for Game Port?

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From: John Ruschmeyer
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1986 20:30

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In article <264@entropy.UUCP> davej@entropy.UUCP writes:
>I would like to implement a mouse (preferably, or at least a joystick)
>on an IBM PC/XT game port rather than sacrificing a slot or a serial
>port.  Is this technically possible?
>
>In the Microsoft Windows setup I just went through there is a choice
>of selection for a pointing device of "Kraft Joystick Mouse".  Does
>anyone know about this?

Kraft (the joystick company) sells a product they call Exectuive Cursor
which uses the joystick as some sort of pointing device. My guess is that
windows either can work in conjuction with this product or can really use
the joystick as a mouse equivalent.

In the PD realm, there is a program floating around on many BBS's called
PMM or Poor Man's Mouse. Basically, it is a little utility which makes the
joystick appear to the system as repeated pressings of the arrow keys.

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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
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Subject: Re: "Joystick Mouse" or Joystick for Game Port?
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Date: Mon, 31-Mar-86 15:30:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 31 15:30:08 1986
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Keywords: joystick mouse gameport

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