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From: dcr3567@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.C. Richardson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A3000
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Date: 4 May 90 17:04:38 GMT
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Reply-To: dcr3567@ultb.isc.rit.edu (D.C. Richardson )
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>>  BUT! Why oh why did they use the SAME mouse??  Ugh Cramp Pain Aargh!
>
>Perhaps they wanted to discourage people from writing "3000 only" software?
>been supported by the hardware.


  I know that the three buttons have been supported, but that's not the
problem.  The main problem is that using the Amiga mouse is like using
the chicklet keyboards on an atari 400. There is no 'feel' to the
buttons (and besides this, the buttons DO wear out MUCH faster than
MicroSwitches).  Now, if they changed the buttons from the
membrane-pain-makers and switched to tactile microswitches, then I'd be
happy.
  And yes, I *WOULD* be happier if an optical, 3 button mouse was
standard.. or at least an option.

-Dan


-- 
Daniel C. Richardson
Rochester Institute Of Technology     /    Mechanical Engineering Dept.
"Immaturity Is The Essence Of Humanity.  Children Shall Be Our Saviors"
-Red's Dream