Re: ADB port/game

[joseph.m.barbey@uwrf.edu (Joe Barbey)]

In article <4qfcnk$jlm@atlantis.atlantis.actrix.gen.nz>,
dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:

> In article <4qcgmh$if@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
> Jonathan E. Isom <jisom@prairienet.org> wrote:
> > I was wondering if anyone one had ever thought about using a mac 
> > joystick/gamepad when programming a game as a source for input. 
> 
> It should be possible to support these on the IIgs.  If the device is
> fully compatible with Apple's ADB mouse, then it may work without
> having to write any special software.
> 
> If it is not compatible with the standard mouse, then it would be
> necessary to write a driver to make use of it.  The driver could tie
> into the standard mouse support for general use by GS/OS desktop
> programs (I have done this using a TouchWindow connected to the
> joystick port, but never with an ADB device), or the program could
> include specific support for the device.