orca@starnet.uucp (Sarah Emily Liberman) (04/17/91)
I got an incredible response to my questions regarding trackballs (a mouse substitute). Here is a summary of the messages: 1. The vast mojority of persons used Kensington's Turbo Mouse. It has a ball the size of a billiards cue ball, and two buttons to the left and right of the ball. You can set one to be the regular mouse-click button, and the other one to be a lock key, which prevents having to keep your finger down when scrolling (yay!); you may also set a command for when you press both keys (eg, save, cut, paste, undo, etc.). It is also one of the more expensive models, ranging from $120 to $95. But those who used it were VERY happy with it. The Turbo Mouse is easy to clean (ie, make sure your hands aren't sticky, and the ball pops out easily for cleaning), works smoothly, and is designed for ambidextrous use. You can also buy decorated balls: marbalized, speckled, etc. 8) 2. Other brands I've heard of: MacTRAC Trackball ($75), RollerMouse, Curtis MVP, EMAC Silhoutte (looks like computer hardware gone Art Deco!)... 3. BOTTOM LINE: Try before you buy! (Any decent computer store will let you 'test-drive' their wares.) Thanks muchly for your advice! --sel (sarah e. liberman)
sdbeck@mac.cc.macalstr.edu (04/20/91)
In article <1991Apr17.033608.1228@starnet.uucp>, orca@starnet.uucp (Sarah Emily Liberman) writes: > I got an incredible response to my questions regarding trackballs (a mouse > substitute). > > Here is a summary of the messages: ... > > 2. Other brands I've heard of: MacTRAC Trackball ($75), RollerMouse, > Curtis MVP, EMAC Silhoutte (looks like computer hardware gone Art Deco!)... > > 3. BOTTOM LINE: Try before you buy! (Any decent computer store will let > you 'test-drive' their wares.) ... > > --sel > (sarah e. liberman) I have a MacTRAC; I think it's dandy. Good wrist support, wraparound buttons, and nice lock-button. Plus, cheaper than Kensington. And, in 4.5 mos, I've only had to clean it once (vs weekly for my mouse). Yay!