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Re: Introduction/Linux
On Fri, 1 Sep 1995, Yaron wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > > I hear nobody knows how to get a DECmouse to work under Linux, but I'm
> > > still looking for a way. Any help will be appreciated (-:
> > I have never heard about a DECmouse. If you mean some sort of PC made by
> > Digital then there is a very good chance that this is a PS/2 type mouse.
>
> Yeah, I know thta part. It didn't work as a PS/2 mouse until I hacked the
> code and _made_ it work, but it only works with 2 buttons, and let's face
> it, Emulate3Buttons pretty much sucks... how would YOU like pasting the
> entire screen because you didn't press at exactly the same time? (-:
>
Believe me, no hacking is required. If it doesn't works the linux is not
configured correctly.
About the 2 or 3 buttons part, what you need is a PS/2 Logitech mouse. I
am aware that is difficult to find them in Israel. I will try to find out
the part no., and the name/address of some distributor, write to me to
the office address.
Vlad
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