Did see some wireless car shaped mice on Amazon for $12. Have not purchased any.
On Tue, Jul 4, 2023 at 6:54 PM Seymour J Metz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've had the same problem on logitech track balls. > > BTW, does anybody still make mini trackballs for laptops. > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of > Jeremy Nicoll <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 7:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Programming Hardware > > On Wed, 5 Jul 2023, at 00:27, Steve Smith wrote: > > > The one thing Microsoft does well is mouses. Logitech is also good. > > Logitech used to be good but in my recent experience I'd say they are > putting too-cheap microswitches in them. I've had three mice (of > different Logitech models) all start signalling double-clicks when a > button is pressed once. Reviews on Amazon suggest lots of people > have found the same. Before this I had no problems, but had bought > several mice - one for each of a series of laptops and desktops. > > It's probably deliberate so that users have to buy new mice every few > months. > > My most recent mouse - wireless, and used mainly in bed when it runs > on top of the duvet or under it, on the sheet, with a laptop on an > overbed table at most a couple of feet above it, is an Anker "vertical > mouse". That's - so far - holding up well (and it's easier on the wrist > too). I think one reason it's still ok is that its peculiar body shape > means that it tends - if it falls off the bed - to roll (like a landing > paratrooper) when it hits the floor, cushioning the shock. > > -- > Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
