Mouse integration for virtualized legacy operating systems

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Shows how QEMU’s wctablet RS-232 Wacom emulation (added in QEMU 1.9) enables mouse integration for legacy OSes that expect relative mice by providing absolute tablet coordinates. Covers which guest drivers exist (DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x/95, BeOS, Mac OS 9/X, pre-USB Linux), notes that Windows 3.x/95 and Linux drivers are easiest to configure, and explains how to activate this integration and discusses driver support and possible improvements.

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