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to: KEN WAUGH
from: JOE DUNFORD
date: 1997-09-24 06:56:00
subject: Joystick

KW>GG>Oh, yes, and the '01' call (read resistive inputs) is *slow*.
KW> JD> What would you suggest ? A polling loop ?
KW>Something I've found that causes problems with mice and multitasking is
KW>moving the mouse too fast across the pad. Doesn't seem to matter what or 
how
KW>many programs are currently running. I think theres maybe 20 running at 
ll
KW>times. Sometimes if I move the mouse a bit faster than normal, a twitch 
an
KW>do it, the machine will lock in whatever program is last to run. Funny 
thing
KW>about multitasking, I was D/L'ing and killing time with a game. The game
KW>locked and the d/l continued. Actually picked up speed after the game
KW>locked. I have no idea which part of the OS causes this, it's mostly just
KW>annoying at times. Seldom fatal Less it happens to the term program while
KW>d/l'ing, then it's a reboot and start from where it locked.
KW>Is this hardare or software causing it ?
I don't know. I also don't know how this relates to C/C++ programming or
joysticks. ;)
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