kap@eng.cam.ac.uk (Kevin A.Price) (01/15/91)
Yes folks it's summary time again! What experiences have you had with different brands of mice? I intend to buy a new mouse - either optical or opto-mechanical, I haven't decided which yet. I don't know what to go for. Can anyone help. Any comments at all, please e-mail me. I'll post a summary if the response is any good. Thanks in advance. Kev e-mail kap@eng.cam.ac.uk
v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson) (01/17/91)
Now, I did not care for Logitech mouse. I love the Genius mouse that comes thru Compuadd. It has a mouse menu creation utility that is EXTREMELY easy and flexible. Quality is good, and for one of the cheapest around, it included mouse pad (better than cheap foam), menu S/W, Dr. Halo, and 9-25 pin adaptors....good deal! ST
flint@gistdev.gist.com (Flint Pellett) (01/18/91)
I like the Logitech Trackman, (a 3 button trackball) although I use a Logitech mouse at work and like it a lot too. The Trackman costs about $5 more, but you won't need to buy a pad. If you have a limited amount of desk space, the trackman has a big advantage over constantly having to push things out of the way to use a mouse. Another thing to think about: if you're going to use it with a laptop, there will be many times when you absolutely cannot use the mouse (like on a plane, for example) because you're lucky if you can find a stable place for the keyboard, let alone a second whole area for the mouse. If you go with a trackman, you can hold it on your lap and still do things. -- Flint Pellett, Global Information Systems Technology, Inc. 1800 Woodfield Drive, Savoy, IL 61874 (217) 352-1165 uunet!gistdev!flint or flint@gistdev.gist.com
macleod@cmllab.rgb.sub.org (Connor MacLeod) (01/19/91)
In article <UbZ7ku600VpK1DeFdd@andrew.cmu.edu> gw1e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gabriel M. Wachob) wrote: | Logitech Bus Mouse... I really liked this one.. It has a great, light | feel and 3 buttons. It emulates the MS Mouse and comes with a lot menus [and so on...] | -gmw Well, using a Logitech Bus Mouse is ok when running MS-DOS or OS/2 perhaps even when running some kind of Unix but I had to learn that there's no way to get it working ok under SCO UNIX. So I changed to the Logitech Serial Mouse. I like those Logitech Mice very well, too, and the one I've got is running well now for half a year... BTW: I don't remember exactly, but I think you'll loose a DMA channel when using a Bus Mouse... -- Connor MacLeod <set _aka = 'Uwe Obst'> -->========- <set _adr = '{connor|macleod}@cmllab.rgb.sub.org'> <set _rem = 'Don't loose your head !'> <set _btw = '"Trust me, I know what I'm doing"--Sledge Hammer'>