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From: | hotpulp AT netidea DOT com |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: [Q] mouse under DJGPP |
Date: | 20 Dec 1996 03:38:32 GMT |
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Message-ID: | <59d1no$97c@nr1.ottawa.istar.net> |
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To: | Yeep <Yeep AT xs4all DOT nl> |
DJ-Gateway: | from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Yeep wrote: > > I want to use the mouse in a program. > So I would use Int 33h. > But this is a real mode interrupt and if I use it with __dpmi_int__ it > would make my program *very* slow (at least accoring to various FAQ's). > How do I get my mouse input then? > Is their a PM mouse int? > Or do I need to poll the Com-ports myself? > If I do need to poll the com-ports can you also guide me to some info on > that. > > Yeep I was also thinking about that and the only conclusion I came to was to use the com ports. I've just begun to investigate the topic but there is a document on doing such a thing in the PCGPE available at x2ftp.oulu.fi/pub/msdos/programming/ and then you have to go into one other directory but I can't remember the name. It's something like gpe or pcgpe. hope that helps shawn Betts hotpulp AT netidea DOT com
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