In late April I sent out an invitation to meet with
a representative from Itac Systems, a trackball
manufacturer. The original target date for that
meeting got delayed; it's now on again, for next
Wednesday, 5/30.
I've sent mail to those who expressed an interest back
then, and we have three or four geeks, er, engineers
who seem interested in hoisting a brew and talking
about trackballs. It'll be somewhere near Manchester,
we think. Perhaps we'll discuss it at MELBA tonight.
If anyone else is interested, drop me a line.
-Bill
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Original message, 27 April 2001
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As some of you know, I'm a rabid mouse hater. (That is,
I am rabid; I hate all mice, not just any rabid ones.)
Computer mice, that is.
What I LIKE are trackballs.
(You would think, I suppose, that I therefore use emacs.
But that would be wrong...)
Well, there's a long story about Kensington trackballs
(the one which uses a pool ball is simply great ballistically),
quality control, Microsoft centricity, and proprietary
drivers, but that's for over a beer if anyone's interested.
About six months ago I was introduced to the "mouse-trak"
line. The company which makes them is ITAC Systems, Inc.,
and they've been around for quite a while. They've made
trackballs for Sun, and for DEC, and also for PCs.
(Thank you, Tim. Greg, say thank you to Tim AGAIN for me.)
I've been using two different models of ITAC's trackballs
ever since. Perhaps the most important thing is that their
programmability is internal - no special drivers. THEY
WORK WITH LINUX.
Well, all this leads up to: the factory rep is going to
be in New Hampshire next week. I jokingly invited her to
get together with me - and she accepted!
Is anyone else interested in trackballs, and/or a beer
at some convenient watering hole, on a non-MELBA Wednesday?
Replying to me directly is probably best.
-Bill
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