http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/alto/AltoSchems/
John Floren wrote:
On 8/23/06, David Leimbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 8/23/06, John Floren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 8/23/06, John Floren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 8/22/06, Dave Eckhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Personally I'd like to see a "Maze War" clone (that was perhaps
> > > the original first-person-shooter game). I bet there's code
> > > kicking around you could start from. You could do an IP version,
> > > or maybe use a set of named pipes on a handy Plan 9 file server
> > > to do your networking instead.
> > >
> > > Dave Eckhardt
> > >
> >
> > I saw something a few months ago about Maze War; it was perfect with
> > the mouse and chording keyboard thing.
> >
> That's what I get for not paying attention. I meant to add that this
> was Maze War on the Alto, which of course was the machine that *had*
> the chording keyboard.
>
> John
I think I want a chording keyboard too... I wonder who could be
convinced to make one since my EE-fu is possibly the worst ever.
Well, first ask Xerox for the schematics and specs on theirs... I
wonder if they would give them to you, since they no longer produce
it. Perhaps if you assured them you only want to make one unit for
yourself, they would. Of course, then you have to convert from
whatever their unit outputs to PS/2, but it would be a nice thing to
have.
If you get anywhere, find any schematics, etc., post them here or send
them to me. My EE-fu might be sufficient.
(New subject) Weren't the chording keyboard and the mouse designed to
go together? If I could type with one hand while having the other on
the mouse, I could see how Plan 9 would be *perfect*. As it is, I
still get annoyed when I have to take my hands from the keyboard (yes,
I've read all the stuff about how it isn't /really/ faster, but I
can't really believe that it's faster to grab the mouse and click than
it is to alt-tab--at least in some cases).
John
