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- From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: MS Ball-point mice.....?
- Message-ID: <jcmorris.726765655@mwunix>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 15:20:55 GMT
- References: <1993Jan10.222108.1325@actrix.gen.nz>
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- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
-
- >Does anyone know if the MS Ball-point mice are MS mouse compatible? Or do you
- >need special drivers?
-
- They work quite cheerfully with the normal MS drivers, although they come
- with some extra code which allows you to do local customization (like
- setting which way is "up" for ball travel, and which buttons on the
- ballpoint mouse map to which normal rodent buttons.
-
- Given my druthers I prefer a normal mouse, but the ballpoint works nicely
- with my Toshiba notebook. The only problem is that the MS cable plugs
- into the side of the box at the front end, making the cord something of
- an irritation...but I can't really blame MS for that problem.
-
- Joe Morris / MITRE
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