J.C. Wren wrote:
> "Because people steal mouse balls. A friend works in a major computer
> chain store, and I used to work for University of Texas, in IT.
> Keeping balls in the mice is a huge headache. Damn if I know why
> anyone wants them, though."
> Makes quite an argument for optical mice, doesn't it?
Yup. Not only do they provide smoother movement of the mouse cursor, they're
also more reliable and the mouse ball can't be pilfered. Oh, and they can be
had, in some cases, for less than the price of a mechanical (with ball)
mouse.
I've also noticed that my Genius (ho hum) Netscroll+ Eye works on pretty
much any surface, too. I even used it on carpet (once). Shame it ended up
caking the sensor in cack. That was certainly fun to clean...
Later.
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Phil.
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http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
Received on Sun Oct 27 2002 - 10:50:01 GMT