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January 1st 04, 04:16 PM
JT
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On 1 Jan 2004 05:34:13 -0800,
(Goran) wrote:
Would it be possible to write a driver that would translate the images
from optical mouse's sensor into a picture on the screen?
Would that entail circumventing any hardware (I assume that an optical
mouse translates its data into a form similar or identical to that of
a mechanical mouse before sending it to the computer)?
Bottom line: could one build a primitive camera out of optical mouse?
I apologize if this has been asked before and for my apparent lack of
technical expertise.
Cheerz!
In a nutshell, no.
Longer answer upon request, but think about what information is passed to
the computer through the mouse driver.
JT
JT