Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:24:48 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: "Bryan K. Ogawa" <bkogawa@primenet.com> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mousen Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812161023250.348-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199812161021.CAA29203@foo.primenet.com>
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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
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