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From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Optical Mice(how about a cordless?!!).
Summary: I saw it demonstrated
Message-ID: <295@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>
Date: 8 May 90 05:32:33 GMT
References: <18184@snow-white.udel.EDU> <1990May3.211920.18284@dg-rtp.dg.com> <1990May7.220610.247@uunet!unhd>
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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In article <1990May7.220610.247@uunet!unhd>, lcc770@uunet!unhd (Layton C Cote) writes:
<While on this subject, WHO OUT THERE can give us a review of the NEW CORDLESS
<    PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS MOUSE???  I was on the verge of getting a boing
<    mouse and read about it.  Also heard that it is at least as responsive
<    as the boing mouse, w/a real sleek look and NO CORD.  The suggested list
<    when i called was $129, but it is selling much cheaper.

Practical Solutions is right here in Tucson :) And they came to our user's
group a few months back to demonstrate their optical mouse.  It works very
nice.  I had a chance to try it myself, but I'm by no means as picky as others
who've posted on this thread...

This is what was reported in our newsletter:

	William from Practical Solutions gave a demo of their new Cordless
	Mouse for the Amiga, and also displayed their other very popular item,
	the Mouse-Master.

	The Cordless Mouse responded easily up to 5 feet (the limit appeared to
	be more like 7 feet) away from the receiver, which plugs into the mouse
	port and works at up to a 45 degree angle from the Mouse.  The Mouse
	runs on two AAA batteries.  For normal use William recommended alkaline
	batteries, for an approximate lifetime of 3-4 weeks, for more intensive
	use he suggested rechargables.  To save battery wear it does turn
	itself off after 10 minutes of non-use.  The three-button design will
	be supported by AmigaDOS 1.4 (or 2.0, whichever the case may be), and
	is easy to use for both left- and right-handers.  Because it has higher
	resolution than a regular mouse (200 cpi and a tracking speed of over
	600mm/sec), it may take a little time to get accustomed to, but the
	result is a faster, smoother mouse.  THe Cordless Mouse has only been
	out about 4 months and early response has been overwhelming.  It lists
	for $129.95 and includes a one year limited warrantee and unlimited
	technical support.

Obviously, this is not exactly a hard-hitting critical review, and we only had
a little while to check it out... so your milage may vary.  Standard disclamers
and all that.  BTW, I suppose I should mention that the only connection I have
with Practical Solutions is I happen to live in the same city in which they are
based.


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