mobo@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Samuel Wilson) (01/01/88)
It's time to spend that christmas money on a mouse for my
6300. It seems that there are two kinds, 2 and 3 button.
Will both work on the 6300 (1.21 ROMs)? Which is preferable?
Does anyone recommend using another vendor's mouse (logitec,
Microsoft)?
Thanks
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mobo@sphinx.uchicago.edu
University of Chicago, Division of Social Sciencespunia@uvm-gen.UUCP (Card 54...) (01/05/88)
in article <3002@sphinx.uchicago.edu>, mobo@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Samuel Wilson) says: > It's time to spend that christmas money on a mouse for my > 6300. It seems that there are two kinds, 2 and 3 button. > Will both work on the 6300 (1.21 ROMs)? Which is preferable? > Does anyone recommend using another vendor's mouse (logitec, > Microsoft)? Logitech makes the mouse for the 6300, among others. I used their serial port C7 mouse (3 button) for about a year and a half with good results and I've been using their bus version since it came out. The only advantage I see to buying the 2 button version from AT&T is that it'll plug right into the keyboard. The 3 button device gives you one more input possibility, and Logitech's driver and supporting software is powerful and fairly easy to use. And for compatibity, it'll emulate the 2 button Microsoft mouse. I've used the included software (their "plus package") to create moving bar menu systems for all kinds of software (even vi!), and Logitech's support BBS has files to download for adding menus to a number of popular applications. Mechanically, it appears to be identical (but for one more button) to the AT&T unit. I've cleaned the trackball once, and it rolls smoothly on just about any reasonable surface. It's also cheaper than much of the competition. Oh, and there's no problem using the 1.21 ROM's. -- UUCPath --> ...!{linus,decvax}!dartvax!uvm-gen!punia David T. Punia UUCPathalias --> punia@uvm-gen.uucp Univ. of VT CSEE dept. CS and OTHERNETS---> punia@uvm.edu Burlington, VT 05401-0156 STILLOTHERNETS ----> punia%uvm@csnetorother-relay 802-656-3330
wcs@ho95e.ATT.COM (Bill.Stewart) (01/09/88)
In article <675@uvm-gen.UUCP> punia@uvm-gen.UUCP (Card 54...) writes:
: Logitech makes the mouse for the 6300, among others. I used their
:serial port C7 mouse (3 button) for about a year and a half with good results
:and I've been using their bus version since it came out. The only advantage
:I see to buying the 2 button version from AT&T is that it'll plug right into
:the keyboard. The 3 button device gives you one more input possibility,
The Logitech P7-3F mouse is a three-button version which plugs
into the keyboard the same way the 6300 mouse does.
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# Thanks;
# Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs 2G218, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs