The Mechatronics mouse must be plugged into the joystick port of the TI console:

mame ti99_4a -joyport mecmouse [-mouse]

As said above, use the -mouse switch in the command line to capture the mouse.

Examples for Mechatronics mouse software

These two examples can be found on the companion disk of the Mechatronics mouse.

Calculator

A simple calculator with a mouse pointer in the shape of a hand. The pointer is a sprite that is smoothly moved by the mouse. Use the left mouse button to type in a number or operation.

calculator

Breakout

This is the well-known Breakout game with mouse support. Works quite well, press the mouse button after positioning the paddle below a number to enter the game at the desired level.

breakout

TI-DOS

The third tool is a kind of graphical file manager. There are some bugs in the software, however: The program seems to be confused with 360K disks, and the mouse axes are swapped after clicking on a file.

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