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Re: non-i386 arch mice?



>>>>> "Ben" == Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@pilot.msu.edu> writes:

Ben> Michael Schmitz <MSchmitz@lbl.gov> writes:

Michael> Not so for m68k (haven't tried on Atari or Amiga, but
Michael> definitely not on Mac).  The kernel only detects the mouse
Michael> interface and has no way of knowing if there's a mouse
Michael> attached.

Ben> But there's only one possible port for a mouse, right?  You
Ben> wouldn't have a serial mouse on a system with an ADB port, I
Ben> hope?  At least, not a *normal* user--I can see some hardware
Ben> hacker doing that.

Yes, I think it's safe to assume:

  * if on mac, we have a mac mouse
  * if on sparc, we have a sunmouse
  * etc...

Anyhow, safe enough assumption for now...

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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>


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