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by nkali 253 days ago
Indeed, the signalling is implemented in a really, really clever way.

I had no idea that the author was left-handed; it would be interesting to try MGR with remapped mouse controls, I suppose!
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bediger4000 253 days ago
I don't know for sure, but I distinctly remember that mgr on SunOS was default left handed. Could be the version you had was compiled for right handers.

I think I got mgr source off a free software CD, maybe Walnut Creek brand. I did have to fiddle to get it compiled and working.

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bediger4000 252 days ago
Walnut Creek did issue a free software CD-ROM March, 1994, that has mgr on it.

https://archive.org/details/Source_Code_CD-ROM_Walnut_Creek_...

I can't find an overall mgr version, that seems to not have been a concept. The entire distribution is on 61 "shar" files, which can be undone even today, 37 years after the code appeared on Usenet:

SOME NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF MGR AS DONE THROUGH THE USENET NEWSGROUP COMP.SOURCES.UNIX

    --Rich $alz, Thu Nov 17 20:59:01 EST 1988

    This is the largest posting to ever appear in comp.sources.unix;
    I think it's worth it.  Stephen has been very patient about getting
    this out. .....
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