Commodore 1351
The Commodore 1351 is a mouse made by Commodore in 1986, which can be directly plugged into the 9-pin control port of a Commodore 64 or 128.
Description
The Commodore 1351 is similar in appearance to the mouse supplied with Commodore Amiga computers of the time, but the two are not mutually compatible. In its default mode, it is a true proportional mouse, but by holding down the right mouse button when powering up the machine, it can be made to emulate a joystick.[1][2]
The mouse was distributed with a user manual containing maintenance instructions, pinouts, and sample BASIC and machine language programs for the Commodore 64 and 128. Also included was a diskette containing diagnostic tools, demos, drivers, and an upgrade for the GEOS operating system.[1][2]
Reception
The 1351 was favourably reviewed by The Transactor, which praised the unit's ergonomic design and tactile feedback and the quality of the accompanying documentation. The reviewer noted that, at the time of writing, very little commercial software supported the 1351 in proportional mode, but suggested that the mouse would be of benefit in joystick mode in drawing programs, font and sprite editors, and certain kinds of games.[2]
References
- 1 2 1351 Mouse. Commodore Business Machines. 1986.
- 1 2 3 O'Brien, Malcolm (1988). "The 1351 Mouse and GEOS 1.3: Graphic Environment on a Roll" (PDF). The Transactor (Transactor Publishing) 9 (1): 72–73. Retrieved 5 December 2015.