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From: bei@puzzle.UUCP (Bob Izenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Anyone know about logitech mice?
Keywords: Logitech Mouse
Message-ID: <15@puzzle.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 89 15:18:24 GMT
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Reply-To: bei@puzzle.UUCP (Bob Izenberg)
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In article <1989Dec7.042835.13909@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> garylee@yukon.UUCP (Gary Lee) writes:
>I was able to get a great deal on a used Logitech mouse. At least I'm
>hoping it is a great deal. I did not receive any drivers or docs with it.
>I do however have some Microsoft drivers and something called map.sys
>which a friend suggested I try.
> [ tale of woe deleted ]
>Someone said that I might need a special driver, but I doubt that. However

Just to be safe, stick with the driver that the manufacturer made.  You'll
probably be more, ahem, mousified, if you call Logitech and ask for the Plus
Disk (version 3.4?  That's the last version for the old mouse I have.) and
the driver software.  If for no other reason than to get their menu
compiler, which a certain Redmond, WA firm sells their version of as an
add-on item.  For someone who writes their own menus, Logitech has always
had Microsloth beat.  Oh yeah, I forgot to say "IMHO."  In their mouse
menu kit, Microsoft provides an executable Wordstar (and others) menu,
but you can't modify it (not without patching it) and can't produce
standalone menus like it.
-- Bob
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