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Because the code was hideous (the mouse is hideous enough as is) and
because almost all VGAs in use have hardware support.

The mouse needs its Nth complete rethink, given the advent of USB mice.
It's someone else's turn, though.

-rob

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| page that it allocates for the hardware cursor.

Can someone remind me why we can't use software cursors in 4e?

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