From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 9 11:33:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA17968 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:33:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shadow.spel.com (elevator.cablenet-va.com [208.206.84.25]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA17922 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:32:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mturpin@shadow.spel.com) Received: from localhost (mturpin@localhost) by shadow.spel.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA00230; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:36:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:36:55 -0500 (EST) From: Mark turpin Reply-To: Mark turpin To: Chuck Robey cc: FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mousen In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Chuck Robey wrote: > > Because of this, when I saw the little square plastic, I think they're > called touchpads, on some Mac portables, I thought they were great. No > moving parts to get gummed up! Only problem is, I don't do portables, I > go for towers. Does anyone know of a touchpad mouse that's sold as an > add-on (prefereably a serial interface) that I can buy, that will let me > smash that darn balky trackball against the wall? > > If I have the name for the kind of mouse I'm referring to wrong, I'd > appreciate being corrected, too. > > > > I've got an Alps GlidePoint. I can't stand it. I'm a mouse person(I've also got a 13 foot long desk). I suggest going to a store where you can play with one in a notebook before you buy it. I just plugged it in my FreeBSD box and it was detected (as a Generic PS/2 mouse). Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Turpin | Consulting - Training - Network Installation Systems Engineer | Main Street Technology Centre | http://www.MainStreetTech.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message