Ah, that's the one my husband has; mine is the trackball Marble Mouse, where you operate the ball with your fingers because it's in the middle. I don't like the thumb-operated type at all because it makes my thumb joint ache. Regards Susan
On 29 Jun 2009, at 04:27, James Fraser wrote: > > > Hello, > > --- On Tue, 6/23/09, Susan Platter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My Logitech is not as flash as the latest model but it works well. >> How >> was the design changed? > > Logitech went from this: > > http://preview.tinyurl.com/l8yz42 > > to this: > > http://www.atpm.com/11.12/images/trackman-wheel.png > > ...which may not *look* like much of a change, but, sadly, my hand > told me otherwise. > > The newer design has a sharper curve (i.e. more of a "hump") to the > area the hand rests on. In my own experience, the sharper curve > gives the device an odd hand-cramping quality vs. the older design, > which featured a gentle curve that allowed the hand to rest on the > trackball in a fairly relaxed and natural manner. > > From what I understand, there were complaints that the first > generation Trackmans favored larger hands, so perhaps the sharper > curve was introduced in an attempt to make the device friendlier to > smaller hands? Other than that, the impetus behind the design > change is a complete mystery to me (anyone?). > > The other thing that changed along with the design itself was the > build quality. While still adequate, the newer design was at least > somewhat less robust than its predecessor and had a cheaper feel to > it. Of course, since manufacturing peripherals is (more or less) > all about building the same basic device, but at a lower cost, that > particular change may not be all that surprising (though still a tad > depressing if you owned the older model). > > Some of the folks on this list may have had the pleasure of using > the ADB model of the Trackman and can attest to just how comfortable > it was to use for extended periods. In fact, a few list members > might *still* be using an ADB Trackman with their vintage Macs (I > believe you said you still used the PS/2 version with your PC?). > > The build quality of the first-generation units (either ADB or PS/2) > is unsurpassed and it's not uncommon to find people still using > these today, nearly fifteen years after they were first introduced > (1995): > > http://scott.buffington.me/index.php?action=show&id=339 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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 unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
