Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 13:10:53 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Walton <dwalton@psiint.com> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> Cc: Clary Harridge <clary@s4.elec.uq.edu.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Honeywell 3 button mouse Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960224125654.23331B-100000@vv.psiint.com> In-Reply-To: <199602230750.IAA19547@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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On Fri, 23 Feb 1996, Christoph P. Kukulies wrote: > > I am trying to use a Honywell 3 button mouse for FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE. > > > > Honywell Model No 3HW53-2E. > > I never heard about that type of mouse. What is so interesting about that > type of mouse that it prevents you from buying a 15.00 bucks OEM mouse > speaking todays mouse protocols? What's interesting about it is the "New, patented X-Y axially-inclined optical encoder technology" and "The unique patented design of the Honeywell Mouse allows it to work on any surface at any angle - no special pad needed!" If you dig through that marketing hype, you get this: It's a high-resolution mechanical mouse that doesn't use a ball. That means that it doesn't need a special pad like an optical mouse, but it never ever ever needs cleaning like a ball mouse. Quite simply, it's the best mouse mechanism I've ever run across. > If that mouse works under Windows there might be a chance that it > understands the protocol option "MicroSoft". But from the name > 'Honeywell' I guess it is a pre-PC times model. Nope. I got mine in '92. As for protocols, it speaks "Honeywell". But, as I explained to the person asking this question, it's possible to tweak the mouse to make it speak "Mouse Systems". > If you particularly like the ergonomics of that mouse you might > also try to exchange the innards by means of some hardware hackery. Like I said above, it's the innards, not the ergonomics, that make the mouse so special. This particular model was discontinued a few years ago when Keytronic bought the Honeywell Keyboard Division, but last fall Keytronic released a new mouse that uses the Honeywell technology. If you call them at (800)262-6006, they can tell you the model number and where to find it. Dave ========================================================================== David Walton Programmer PSI INTERNATIONAL, Inc. email: dwalton@psiint.com 190 South Orchard #C200 Fax :(707)451-6484 Vacaville, CA 95688 Phone:(707)451-3503 ==========================================================================
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