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by **Richard Kilpatric** » Wed, 24 Jul 2002 19:29:19

Anyone know how to test the ACW's mouse? I've got one that is probably
the right kind (looks like an Archimedes mouse, has P8 Prototype written
on the base, correct 9-pin connector and originally came with an ACW I/0
Board). Edit doesn't work on my ACW.

*mouse works in both BBC and 32016 modes. No idea how to check, if there
is an adval call I can use or something. Nothing happens in the Basic
editor in Basic IV if I move the mouse.

Any ideas?

Richard (now with talking ACW!).
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by **Dave Daniel** » Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:41:10

Quote:> Anyone know how to test the ACW's mouse? I've got one that is probably
> the right kind (looks like an Archimedes mouse, has P8 Prototype written
> on the base, correct 9-pin connector and originally came with an ACW I/0
> Board). Edit doesn't work on my ACW.

Do you have a copy of BBC Basic for the machine? Does it have a
'MOUSE' statement? If not, then at a guess I think you will find
that the mouse is handled by OSWORD 21. This is the call used in
RISC OS, but the fact that it is an OSWORD call rather than
anything sensible suggests to me that it originated on the BBC
Micro. I think there is a good chance that the Cambridge
Workstation uses the same OS call. You should be able to write
something in BBC Basic to check it.

Dave Daniels

by **Robert Gwilym Dimon** » Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:34:38

>>Anyone know how to test the ACW's mouse? I've got one that is probably
>>the right kind (looks like an Archimedes mouse, has P8 Prototype written
>>on the base, correct 9-pin connector and originally came with an ACW I/0
>>Board). Edit doesn't work on my ACW.

> Do you have a copy of BBC Basic for the machine? Does it have a
> 'MOUSE' statement? If not, then at a guess I think you will find
> that the mouse is handled by OSWORD 21. This is the call used in
> RISC OS, but the fact that it is an OSWORD call rather than
> anything sensible suggests to me that it originated on the BBC
> Micro. I think there is a good chance that the Cambridge
> Workstation uses the same OS call. You should be able to write
> something in BBC Basic to check it.

> Dave Daniels

Was it ADVAL 7 and ADVAL 8 (horizontal and vertical). I could be wrong...

Rob.

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