From owner-freebsd-stable Tue Jan 4 17:54:27 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from freeway.dcfinc.com (cx74889-a.phnx3.az.home.com [24.1.193.157]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA29015044 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 17:54:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chad@freeway.dcfinc.com) Received: (from chad@localhost) by freeway.dcfinc.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA08649; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:54:21 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from chad) From: "Chad R. Larson" Message-Id: <200001050154.SAA08649@freeway.dcfinc.com> Subject: Re: (OT?) best mouse for Intel box? 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" To: jeff-ml@mountin.net (Jeffrey J. Mountin) Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:54:21 -0700 (MST) Cc: cokane@one.net, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-To: chad@DCFinc.com X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL40 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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