POINTDD.SYS: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:55, 17 November 2019

Pointer Device Driver provides pointer device support for OS/2.

The POINTDD.SYS driver must always be loaded before any MOUSEXX.SYS driver. POINTDD.SYS works together with the MOUSEXX.SYS drivers.

POINTDD.SYS displays the pointer image of the pointing device on the screen.

Version

Date	Version	Size	Comments
1993-07-20		1,787 bytes	OS/2 Version 2.0 XR_6100
2002-05-21	10.70	3,846 bytes

CONFIG.SYS Information

Provides mouse pointer draw support. Text modes 0, 1, 2, 3, and 7 and graphic modes D, E, F, and 10 are supported. For graphic modes other than D, E, F, and 10, the correct graphic device driver must also be installed.

DEVICE=\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS

WARNING: In order for MOUSE.SYS to work effectively, this driver must be loaded by OS/2 before MOUSE.SYS. Do not remove it from your config.sys file.

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-This driver provides mouse support on OS/2 and eComStation.
+Pointer Device Driver provides pointer device support for OS/2.
-The POINTDD.SYS driver must always be loaded before any MOUSEXX.SYS driver. [https://books.google.com.ec/books?id=hEaMhncO06EC&lpg=PT256&dq=POINTDD.SYS&pg=PT256#v=onepage&q=POINTDD.SYS&f=false]. POINTDD.SYS works together with the MOUSEXX.SYS drivers.
+The POINTDD.SYS driver must always be loaded before any MOUSEXX.SYS driver. POINTDD.SYS works together with the MOUSEXX.SYS drivers.
-POINTDD.SYS displays the pointer image of the mouse on the screen.
+POINTDD.SYS displays the pointer image of the pointing device on the screen.
 ==Version==
+{|class="wikitable"
-{| class="wikitable"
+!Date||Version||Size||Comments
-|-
-! Date !!Version !! Size  !! Comments
 |-
-| -- || -- || -- bytes ||
+|1993-07-20|| ||1,787 bytes||[[OS/2 Version 2.0]] XR_6100
 |-
+|2002-05-21||10.70||3,846 bytes||
 |}
-==Config.sys Information==
+==CONFIG.SYS Information==
-* [[The_Config.sys_Documentation_Project/DEVICE_Statements#DEVICE.3DPOINTDD.SYS|POINTDD.SYS]]
+Provides mouse pointer draw support. Text modes 0, 1, 2, 3, and 7 and graphic modes D, E, F, and 10 are supported. For graphic modes other than D, E, F, and 10, the correct graphic device driver must also be installed.
+ DEVICE=\OS2\BOOT\POINTDD.SYS
-==DLLs Loaded==
-* [[]]
-==Alternatives==
+'''WARNING:''' In order for [[MOUSE.SYS]] to work effectively, this driver must be loaded by OS/2 before MOUSE.SYS. Do not remove it from your config.sys file.
-N/A
-[[Category:Files]][[Category:Drivers]]
+[[Category:Character Device Drivers]][[Category:DEVICE Statements]]