mouse in qb

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 03-15-92 (01:28)             Number: 138
From: JASON HATCH                  Refer#: NONE
  To: RICHARD VANNOY                Recvd: NO  
Subj: mouse in qb                    Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

-> JH>THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER MY QUESTION.
->
-> You're welcome.
->
-> JH>WHAT ABOUT OPENING COM1 FOR RANDOM OR EVEN INP(XXXX) THE ADRESS FO
-> JH>MOUSE?
->
-> The mouse is not connected to any COM port.
->
-> JH>YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW THE DECIMAL ADRESS FOR THE MOUSE,
-> JH>WOULD YOU?
->
-> The DOS Interrupt INT 33H handles the mouse.  You have to
-> have a mouse driver loaded.  You speak to the driver
-> through INT 33H.
->
-> The book I suggested will make all this much clearer.  If
-> you can't or don't want to purchase the book, it will
-> probably be in a large public or university library.
->
-> Please hit your Caps Lock key.  Upper case makes it look
-> like you are shouting.
->
-> > MegaMail 2.1b #0:Real compilers aren't case sensitive.
->
->
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Is this better? My mouse is connected to com1. I used to write in gw
basic. I once built a device which connected to my paralell port. This
device controlled up to 200 devices. I programmed the software to read
the status of the paralell port. The function I used was the INP()
function. When you specify an adress (0 to 65K) it returns the status of
the memory location (0 to 255). The format is A=INP(956)..?A...
I was hoping to write code for the mouse to use this function but I ddo
not have a decimal adress number for com1.

I suppose I will have to get the book you suggested.

To stray from the subject, hows the weather in Oregon? It sucks in MA.

I hope to contine corresponding with you as I value your advice. I will
sure contact you with any other questions.


Jason Hatch.


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