Re: mice

Lawrence MacIntyre <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:53:54 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.linux.usability.annoyances
Organization High Performance Information Infrastructure Group
Message-ID <1068738834.8433.22.camel@nautique>
Remember that the wheel on the Microsoft mouse is also a button.  You
can push it to click or spin it for scrolling.  Therefore, a Microsoft
mouse is a souped up unix mouse.  I use them on all of my systems.

On Thu, 2003-11-13 at 10:24, Daniel C. von Asmuth wrote:
> One last annoyance for you.
> 
> While a lot of hardware may work under Linux these days, a good mouse is
> harder to find than a few years ago. After visiting half a dozen shops
> I finally found a Logitech Pilot mouse, but they told me the manufacturer
> no longer produces the model. 
> 
> (a Mac mouse has one button, a Microsoft mouse has two buttons, a Unix
> mouse has three buttons, a modern Microsoft mouse has two buttons and a
> little wheel).
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> 
> Daniel von Asmuth
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    Lawrence MacIntyre     865.574.8696     [email protected]
               Oak Ridge National Laboratory
High Performance Information Infrastructure Technology Group

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