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Re: IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 15:49:17 GMT
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Sounds like we just need to rig up a ps/2 mouseport for RCX

KL

In lugnet.robotics, Issac Merkle writes:
Hey,

Just wondered if anyone had seen Microsoft's newest IntelliMouse and, if so,
if they had the same thought I did about it: this thing cries out to be
hacked. It uses a 'tiny CMOS digital camera' to see whatever surface is
beneath it and measure its own relative movement. As a result, you are
supposed to be able to mouse on any surface except glass with great
accuracy. I'm thinking this sensor belongs on the bottom of a Mindstorms
robot, so it can measure how far it's moved and in what direction. I wonder
how feasible that would be...

CNN's Story:
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9910/20/intellimouse/index.html

Microsoft's IntelliMouse page:
http://www.microsoft.com/mouse/intellieye.htm

Explaining the IntelliEye:
http://www.microsoft.com/mouse/explained.htm

Regards,
Issac.



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  Re: IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
 
This is the way to go. If you can rig a PS2 mouse to RCX, then the new optical mouse should work also. Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FK61A5.Ex7@lugnet.com... (...) so, (...) wonder (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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  IntelliMouse Ripe for Hacking
 
Hey, Just wondered if anyone had seen Microsoft's newest IntelliMouse and, if so, if they had the same thought I did about it: this thing cries out to be hacked. It uses a 'tiny CMOS digital camera' to see whatever surface is beneath it and measure (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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