Thanks Anne, Diane, Allan, I shall give Anne's trackball a try. Don't know what I am in for , but nothing tried, nothing gained. See, I knew somebody would be able to share their experiences . Marta On Thursday, Jul 3, 2003, at 17:38 America/New_York, Allan Atherton wrote:
>> I am in no great hurry for a mouse of freedom, just thought it >> wonderful not to have to deal with that string that inevitably folds >> itself under my mouse and prevents or interferes with clicking. > > I tried a Kensington trackball in 1993 as soon as I got my first Mac, > liked > it, and have used one ever since. Even bought a trackball at my own > expense > to use on the PC at the office. Am now on my second trackball at home, > since > the old one did not work with OSX. I can use a mouse when I have to, > but it > is easier to flick the cursor across my dual monitors with one finger > on the > ball, than to move the mouse, run out of pad (or run over the wire), > pick it > up, and move it again. > > I have never found anyone else who likes a trackball. And those who > try mine > hate it. > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be July 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. > > Marta | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
