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

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

Obsbedia2 (obsbedia2@aol.com) 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.
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--> Was Multiscribe what Beaglewrite was based on? I seem to recall
    something along that line. Whatever - I use Multiscribe and have
    a joystick and a mouse plugged-in and working and have no problem
    with it; with a Rocket Chip in my IIe. Just FYI . . .

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