CAMEX mouse
CAMEX uses what may be called an ``external mouse,'' in contrast to an ``internal mouse'' whose control program would form an integral part of CAMEX . This means that the mouse program is a TSR (terminate and stay resident, in the language of operating systems), inserting its signals into the keyboard buffer just as though the user had typed them.
For compatibility with CAMEX , the following assignments should be made:
- MOU - mouse up - UP ARROW
- MOD - mouse down - DOWN ARROW
- MOL - mouse left - LEFT ARROW
- MOR - mouse right - RIGHT ARROW
- MOA - left button - CTL LEFT ARROW
- MOB - right button - CTL RIGHT ARROW
- MOX - both mouse buttons - ESC
In recognition of the fact that many users of CAMEX may not have a mouse, some of the function keys have also been assigned to mouse movements. They have fixed responses, whereas the mouse itself has three different classes of movements.
Harold V. McIntosh
E-mail:mcintosh@servidor.unam.mx