I just bought an Applemouse interface card off eBay for a good price. Untested, but looks ok. Good seller. Will there be a way for me to test if the card is good before I "invest" in a mouse, which aren't cheap these days?
Thx.
Anonymous
User login
Please support the defense of Ukraine.
Direct or via Unclutter App
Active forum topics
Recent content
Navigation
No Ads.
No Trackers.
No Social Media.
All Content Locally Hosted.
Built on Free Software.
We have complied with zero government requests for information.
Or possibly buy the adapter to use a modern USB mouse with that card.
I would much prefer that! I'll try to find one...
There is a cool new program called Card Cat, which will not only identify a whole bunch of known cards, but also let you view their ROM.
The download link is at the bottom of the page: https://henrylowe.net/card-cat/
This is what you should be seeing:
MouseInterface.jpg
Great thanks! I noticed that your ESP32 Softcard is not listed. :-)
I didn’t find out about this program until version 1.8 was already out. I contacted Henry and explained to him how the card could be identified, however not having a firmware means if he adds it, there is a chance of other cards being misidentified as ESP32 SoftCards. So it’s his decision if he wants to add it or not, considering that adding it can make his program less reliable. It doesn’t really matter either way, since I don’t think anyone who has it will have trouble visually identifying it. :)
Speaking of the ESP32 SoftCard, once you receive yours, you will be able to test your mouse card. There is an undesired effect when the mouse is not plugged in to the card that I like to call “ghost mouse motion”. Simply type the MOUSE command and you will see it if the card is working properly.
Haha! One person's undesireable effect is another person's "feature"...