Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 08:13:34 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Walton <dwalton@psiint.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Honeywell 3 button mouse Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960226080709.50232A-100000@vv.psiint.com> In-Reply-To: <199602242307.JAA28072@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Sun, 25 Feb 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > Dave Walton stands accused of saying: > > > > If you dig through that marketing hype, you get this: It's a > > high-resolution mechanical mouse that doesn't use a ball. That means > > that it doesn't need a special pad like an optical mouse, but it never > > ever ever needs cleaning like a ball mouse. Quite simply, it's the best > > mouse mechanism I've ever run across. > > This sounds like the round Decstation Mice (or cheeses as we called them). > Unfortunately, whilst they work fine (we also called them 4WD mice) on > really rough surfaces, they're round, so you have no idea which way > they're pointing when you grab them 8) Round? What a silly shape to make a mouse. I suppose you could find "up" by checking the tail... Why did you call them 4WD mice? What was their mechanism like? Dave ========================================================================== David Walton Programmer PSI INTERNATIONAL, Inc. email: dwalton@psiint.com 190 South Orchard #C200 Fax :(707)451-6484 Vacaville, CA 95688 Phone:(707)451-3503 ==========================================================================
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