On Mar 29, 2012, at 6:24 AM, Dan wrote: >> >> I have never, ever had to install a driver for any PC OEM mouse, and they >> have always worked perfectly, out of the box. > > Well, yes, most mice should work "out of the box". But the driver software > is needed to get the better speeds and enable functionality of the other > buttons and controls on the mouse, beyond the two buttons and one scroll > wheel.
Hence 'PC OEM mouse' which have two buttons and a clickable scroll wheel. You start getting those 17-button keyboards on wheels into the mix, yeah there will be driver issues 8-) I"ve gone to people's desks with those things and had five things happen as I moved the mouse across the screen "Oh, no, you have to hold it like *this* or it does that!" Sadly many of them have just inherited these mice from some long-gone person who attached it to the lab computer because 'they liked it'. Less sadly we have a box full of old mice to replace them with. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
