27 Oct
2002
27 Oct
'02
10:50 a.m.
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.
--
Phil.
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