From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: From: a@9srv.net To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Some questions In-Reply-To: <20040129104307.65afbf79.martin@parvat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 04:52:02 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topicbox-Message-UUID: c47c4fb8-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 my experience was quite positive. i found it more comfortable to use for long periods of time that most other mice i've used, and the "clunky" buttons nice (reliable, obvious when you've made contact, and hard to trigger inadvertantly). i got two of the usb-converted mice jmk mentioned, and (except for the busted one which moved the cursor down about quarter inch for every inch it moved up on the screen) didn't find them more dificult to position than average (not the best, but certainly not the worst). the mechanics are worse than (modern) average, though. but then, good optical mice have me spoiled. bah. all mice suck today. i've got a running thread with boyd trying to identify a usb three-button (wheels aren't buttons) mouse with either optics or high-quality mechanics and a shape that isn't plain stupid. it's not been particularly fruitful. =E3=82=A2