Re: Some hope for IIe accellerator users and high-end programs

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Obsbedia2 wrote:

> Accelerators are cool, but they can be a pain.  Several of my favorite programs
> (Tutor-Tech, PublishIt!, BeagleWrite) that use DHR screens and a mouse haven't
> worked with either the TransWarp or ZipChip, while SuperSelector, a text-based
> mouse program works with both.  Still no functioning with the Zip, but the
> TransWarp does work if I disconnect the joystick or move the mouse about
> immediately upon start up.
>
> It seems that just any minute vibration is enough to jiggle the joystick
> somewhat and send out a signal to the programs that the joystick should be the
> input device.  I don't know why BeagleWrite does this as well, because it
> doesn't even use a joystick, but it's solved the problem for some of my
> high-end, mouse-menubar driven programs.
>
> Jay Edwards

I use PublishIt! and BeagleWrite  with a IIe, TransWarp and MouseCard and have
no problems whether there's a joystick attached or not.. So far the only hardware
incompatibilities I've run across are cards that need to do DMA. Offhand I don't
recall any programs that refused to run.
Have you tried the ZipChip or TransWarp on more than one IIe?

   Wayne