If you’re a retro computing enthusiast, a Commodore Amiga with a scroll wheel mouse can make navigating Workbench and apps a breeze. In this guide, we’ll walk you through installing mouse drivers on your Amiga and enabling full scroll wheel functionality in Workbench.
Why a Driver Is Essential
AmigaOS 3.2+ has built-in scroll wheel support in the OS, the system still needs a compatible mouse driver to communicate with your hardware. Without the driver, the OS won’t recognize your mouse, and the scroll wheel won’t work. If you are on AmigaOS lower than 3.2 you will also need to install freewheel utility to enable windows to scroll in Workbench.
FreeWheel Utility By Alastair M. Robinson
https://aminet.net/util/mouse/FreeWheel.lha
What You Need for Your Amiga Scroll Wheel Setup
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A Commodore Amiga running OS 2.04 or later – ***Note AmigaOS 3.2 or later does not require freewheel but does still need the mouse driver to be running or installed
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The TruScroll Mouse Adapter or Mouse Upgrade
Step 1: Connect Your Mouse or Adapter
Plug your TruScroll mouse adapter into your Amiga (with the power off)
Step 2: Download and Install or run the Mouse Driver
Download the TankMouse Driver by Szymon Bieganski from the link below
https://aminet.net/driver/input/TankMouse.lha
Step 3: Test Scroll Wheel Functionality
If using Kickstart Open a Workbench window or a compatible application and try the scroll wheel. With the driver installed, you should be able to scroll through icons, lists, and documents smoothly
You can also use the utility RAWKEY utility to see scroll commands being received from the mouse
