Re: WANTED: Applesoft programmers for mouse controlled programs

["ict@ccess" <gids.rs@sasktel.net>]

> Hey, you did that too? I just released to this group my own mousetext-
> graphics version of Super Star Trek (written in 1995), about a month
> ago :)
>
> The disk also has a crappy action game (really, a bad programming test
> of the mouse) called Operation Mouse.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.apple2/browse_thread/thread/e...
>
> .. Your Eamon idea is interesting, but I'm not sure how user-friendly
> it might be if it increases the number of jumps you have to make
> between mouse and keyboard. I guess it depends if you could turn more
> typical commands into buttons than just directions, so that a person
> could play without leaving the mouse for significant periods of time.
>
> I'll certainly be interested in checking out your stuff when you get
> your site up. I hope you'll accept my star trek game as an initial
> trade... I don't have any trade-only stuff, only things I've given
> freely before or will in future.
>
> - Wade

I was going to contact you to send you the mouse program to see if you
would like to insert the mouse driver into your program.  Also
included is a very quick capture and store for any part of the
screen.  It would make the game much quicker to play, if you are
interested.

Rob