kaufmads@clutx.clarkson.edu (Dana S. Kaufman,TEP House,58520,) (12/19/90)
Can anyone recommend a cheap mechanical mouse for the Amiga? Wish I could get one of those $19 PC mice in Computer Shopper. Any advice would be appreciated. Dana S. Kaufman
ztsindi@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Bill Gant) (12/19/90)
Posted for Clayton J. Miner...Text to Follow ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Todd G Vaarwerk | Bitnet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS | | State University of | Internet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU | | New York at Buffalo | VAARWERK@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU | |---------------------------------------------------------------| | Disclaimer: Believe what you want .. I trashed all my views of| | reality ages ago d8-) | ----------------------------------------------------------------- In article <1990Dec18.215201.13165@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu>, kaufmads@clutx.clarkson.edu (Dana S. Kaufman,TEP House,58520,) writes... >Can anyone recommend a cheap mechanical mouse for the Amiga? >Wish I could get one of those $19 PC mice in Computer Shopper. >Any advice would be appreciated. > Dana, If you are willing to spend around $55 dollars or so, I would recommend the Jin Mouse (also marketted under the name Golden Image Mouse). This charming and durable mechanical rodent (what a thought...RodoTech...) is a high resolution mouse and has microswitches under the buttons. What a revolution in design! I wore out two of those CommieDork pieces of nitrogenous waste because the cheap SDI surplus bubble switches wore out. They made a great sound when thrown against the wall though...these cheap replacement mice don't do that. The Jin Mouse also comes with a nice little mouse mat that is about half the size of the smallest mat sold in computer stores (put next to one of those behemoth mega-mats, it looks like a grey postage stamp), and funny thing, that is all the room you need. I get to the screen borders long before I get to the edge of the mat. While we are on the subject of useful peripherals, have you gotten a keyboard protector? A little insurance is not a bad thing when you consider that the bozos at CommieDork who priced THEIR mice at $80 (!) price the keyboards at $120. +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Clayton J. Miner - Reality Engineer | +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | SysOp - Known World BBS | Bitnet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS | | (716)-883-3083 300-2400 | Internet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU | +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | The views of this post are not those of the host organization. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+
monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) (12/22/90)
In article <52261@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> ztsindi@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >edge of the mat. While we are on the subject of useful peripherals, have you >gotten a keyboard protector? A little insurance is not a bad thing when you >consider that the bozos at CommieDork who priced THEIR mice at $80 (!) price >the keyboards at $120. If anyone needs a Keyboard The Northgate Omnikey Plus is fantastic, and currently on sale at $69 plus shipping. Call 800-526-2446 and order a good reliable keyboard. Monty Saine Not affiliated with Norhtgate just a very staisfied customer.
dsherif@csws2.ic.sunysb.edu (Darin D Sheriff) (12/23/90)
In article <52261@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> ztsindi@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >Posted for Clayton J. Miner...Text to Follow > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > | Todd G Vaarwerk | Bitnet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS | > | State University of | Internet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU | > | New York at Buffalo | VAARWERK@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU | > |---------------------------------------------------------------| > | Disclaimer: Believe what you want .. I trashed all my views of| > | reality ages ago d8-) | > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > >In article <1990Dec18.215201.13165@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu>, kaufmads@clutx.clarkson.edu (Dana S. Kaufman,TEP House,58520,) writes... >>Can anyone recommend a cheap mechanical mouse for the Amiga? >>Wish I could get one of those $19 PC mice in Computer Shopper. >>Any advice would be appreciated. >> >Dana, > > If you are willing to spend around $55 dollars or so, I would recommend >the Jin Mouse (also marketted under the name Golden Image Mouse). This stuff deleted I have this mouse. You just cannot go wrong with it. My regular mouse died (my second) and I decided to try Golden Image. I found it a bit small, but once I got used to it, I loved it. I now can go back to no other. (Spoiled for life). In other words, shell out the few extra bucks and get it. > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | Clayton J. Miner - Reality Engineer | > +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ > | SysOp - Known World BBS | Bitnet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS | > | (716)-883-3083 300-2400 | Internet: ZTSINDI@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU | > +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ > | The views of this post are not those of the host organization. | > +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Darin Sheriff. Just a College student with an Amiga. "The Most dangerous thing in the world is to leap a chasm in two jumps." -unknown- Disclaimer: Wasn't me.
David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) (12/28/90)
So how does one make the Northgate Omnikey work with the Amiga? Is it possible? -- David Plummer - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: ...!herald!weyr!70!David.Plummer Domain: David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...