Subject: Re: Making a Mouse Systems A3 Mouse Work
To: John Plotecher <jplotech@diisd.k12.mi.us>
From: Colin Wood <ender@is.rice.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/02/1997 09:45:29
> As you've read in my earlier posts, I've decided that it's time to 
> run X in style... with a three button mouse.
> 
> I just read on the MacBSD Web pages that the Mouse Systems A3 Mouse
> works. Would I just be able to plug it in and use it or do I have to
> do anything special to make it work?
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> p.s. This is my second email ever sent from Unix! :-)

It won't quite work straight out of the box.  I have some patches to a 
-current kernel which allow it to work, though.  Basically, it was just a 
matter of figuring out how the extra button presses were sent.  If you 
want the diffs, I can send them to you.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX