On Dec 31, 2007 2:43 AM, Marc Maiffret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Microsoft did however "invent" and patent the horizontal scroll wheel.
Somebody here still has an ancient mouse (DE-9 serial connector) with two scroll wheels (one for horizontal), so I don't think Microsoft invented that, either. :) Still, I think it might be fair to say that Microsoft popularized the idea of the scroll wheel. I've said said before that I think the most useful technology to hit the PC hardware scene in the past 20 years is the optical mouse. :) -- Ben ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
