Subject: mouse/joystick driver

From: [email-masked] (Justin Smith)
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 92 08:57:26 GMT

Hi,
	I too am surprised that no one has come up with this code. Here
are my thoughts on the matter:

1/      I think it will not be possible to write a joystick driver, as
most software reads directly from the hardware. I'm not sure if theres
any bios or DOS calls to read the joystick, if there are then you could
chain into the interrupt and do a glove/joystick driver.

I used to have source for the GENIUS mouse driver (it was provided), so
there must be source around. I notice on simtel20 there is a file:

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MOUSE>
MENUMOUS.ARC  B    3000  890129  Map mouse to arrow keys, TSR, w/ASM source

you should be able to get a list of the INT33 mouse functions, you just
have to decide which ones to impliment, and how :-)

as far as TSRs in C goes you might try:

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.C>
TSRC.ARC      B   14713  880405  TSRs in C, source code from Computer Language
TSR-ASM.ARC   B   25012  880805  C-callable assembler routines to go TSR

If you have any problems I am interested in helping, although i dont
have a power glove as yet.

Justin Smith