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Article #26014More Mouses
From: engst
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1987 04:53
Date: Thu, 02 Apr 1987 04:53
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In my searches for newer and bluer mouses (not Big Blue, though), I've
come across some interesting stuff.
1) There are now 2 (count 'em, two) trakballs masquerading as mouses for
the Mac, one by Kensington and one by Assimilation. They both seem to be
decent replacements for the mouse, although I haven't used either for very
long. The Kensington one (TURBO MOUSE) was $109 at the Cornell Campus Store
(not usually cheap, so the real price is probably lower) and the
Assimilation one (MAC TURBO SOMETHING) was $89.
2) I just read an article on the amiga newsgroup about someone having
Amiga mouse-compatible trakballs for a mere $19.95. I can get the address
easily if anyone (beside me) is interested.
3) There are a number of optical mouses for the clones, usually around $100,
from what I can tell. Could these be changed to work on an ST?
4) A new Atari Mouse is something like $40 - $50, I believe, so an
alternate control form is not a problem economically.
Has anyone heard anything about any of these options for the ST? And as a
final and repetitive note, would someone please post a list of runs/doesn't
run files for the Sac? I'll summarize anything anyone wants to e-mail me
peronally and post to the net. Thanks . . .
Adam
engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!rochester!cornell!batcomputer!engst From: engst@batcomputer.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: More Mouses Message-ID: <587@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Date: Wed, 1-Apr-87 23:53:37 EST Article-I.D.: batcompu.587 Posted: Wed Apr 1 23:53:37 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Apr-87 10:11:44 EST References: <8704012015.AA10356@cory.Berkeley.EDU> Reply-To: engst@batcomputer.UUCP (Adam C. Engst) Distribution: world Organization: Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 24 Keywords: mouse, trakball, in-between Summary: I found more options