From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Christian Smith <csmith@micromuse.com>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] No MBR and mice
In-Reply-To: <20020127021106.34ebdead.matt@proweb.co.uk>
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:25:33 +0000
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Matt H wrote:

>Hi,
>
>
>On my travels I've bought a few 3 button serial mouses but the middle
>button seems to not work yet to add insult I can't use a KB modifier
>(ctrl isn't it?) to simulate the 3rd button and pressing 1 & 3
>simultaneously fails too. Is there any special voodoo to get button 2
>working. One of the mice has a PC/MS switchover button but PC mode just
>send's it haywire.

On some old mice, holding down the left (right?) mouse button while
powering on put the ouse into 3 button mode. There is also an escape
sequence to put these mice into 3 button mode, that for my life escapes
me.

>
>cheers
>
>M
>

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