Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:54:21 -0700 (MST) From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com> To: jeff-ml@mountin.net (Jeffrey J. Mountin) Cc: cokane@one.net, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (OT?) best mouse for Intel box? Message-ID: <200001050154.SAA08649@freeway.dcfinc.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20000104002546.0143b730@207.227.119.2> from "Jeffrey J. Mountin" at "Jan 4, 0 00:25:46 am"
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As I recall, Jeffrey J. Mountin wrote: > At 03:37 PM 1/3/00 -0500, Coleman Kane wrote: >> I really, really like the Logitec TrackMan Marble, too bad they don't >> make them anymore. They have been replaced with Trackman Marble+, >> with the 'wheel' functioning as a third button. The wheel is rather >> difficult to use as a frequently used button because of it's >> placement and resistance. If you really like the mouse, Logitec's >> FirstMouse+ can be found for about $25 at any geek shop. > > Death to mice IMO. Also on the RIP list is the Vista, which might > (have) be(en) better for those less coordinated with their thumb. > Rather wish the Marble and the Vista stuck around. > > Use a M$ 2 button serial when I tinker with X every now and again, > since I can't find a decent trackball. Without a damn wheel. To be > fair a serial backup mouse is handy. I've got a lot of miles (and a couple of years) on a Kensington "Expert Mouse", which is a trackball. The ball is about the heft and size of a cue ball off your pool table. My old version has two buttons; the current ones have four, I believe. I like it a lot. You know, the government spent millions of bucks determining the best input device for this kind of stuff. It's not by accident the FAA air traffic controllers have a big trackball next to their radar screens. -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org larson1@home.net DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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