From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 16 07:27:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA27869 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:27:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA27856 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 07:27:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA16244; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:24:48 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:24:48 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: "Bryan K. Ogawa" cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mousen In-Reply-To: <199812161021.CAA29203@foo.primenet.com> 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, 16 Dec 1998, Bryan K. Ogawa wrote: > In localhost.freebsd.hardware you write: > > (Other stuff snipped) > > Another thing I've seen recently is a "mouse" which is mounted to a > small pad underneath. This pad is smaller than any mouse pad I've > ever seen, and it offers absolute positioning (vs. relative > positioning with mice) at a high resolution. The user interface is > mouselike, but it would probably consume less desk space (and less > stress due to moving your hand around less). They have the additional > advantage of being 3-button. > > I have almost bought one several times, but I'm happy with my current > mouse (Logitech) at the moment, and I have a nice backup mouse (also > Logitech). I finally found a touchpad, it's in the mail, when I get it and have a chance to see if I've got a good thing or a bad one, I'll report here. The price was suspiciously low, I'm skeptical enough to be unwilling to tell folks until I'm sure. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message