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Article #100Re: Considering Logitech trackball; any opinions?
From: jerry halberstadt
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:11
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:11
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Personally, I would expect my thumb to get very sore using the Logitech, but I have not tried it. I have been looking into mouse alternatives because of the pain generated by using the mouse. There are many alternatives including joy-sticks, graphic tablets, and track balls. I went for the mouse-trak and am just beginning to work with it. I like a track ball because I can roll it under my whole hand instead of working with just the fingers. I believe that the looser I work and the larger the body part doing the motion, the less stres and eventually the more control and precision. I found the graphic tablet about 30% of the pain that the mouse gave. The mouse-trak is good but I will probably run a switch so I can use the other hand or a foot to control the clicker -- holding the switch down while manipulating the cursor is not a good idea for me. A track ball also allows me to switch hands for relief. The current issue of Windows Magazine: Dec. 1992 reviews 16 pointer devices; use it as a starting point in evaluating such devices. Hope this helps. jerry -- Jerry Halberstadt New Technology Publishing, Inc. POB 9183: c/o Mailboxes Etc.(#110) 955 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02139 USA 617-661-3851 halberst@world.std.com
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Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!world!halberst From: halberst@world.std.com (jerry halberstadt) Subject: Re: Considering Logitech trackball; any opinions? Message-ID: <By7FrE.9wK@world.std.com> Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA References: <1992Nov23.143547.472@resonex.com> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:11:37 GMT Lines: 27