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From: lshaw@walt.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw)
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Subject: Re: Optical Mice(how about a cordless?!!).
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Date: 8 May 90 19:02:15 GMT
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In article <1990May7.220610.247@uunet!unhd> lcc770@unhd.unh.edu.UUCP (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.

Well, I had a chance to play with one for a while.  The buttons worked fine,
and the mouse seemed precise and accurate, but it was definitely not as
reponsive as the boing mouse (it's the optical one, right?).  The only problems
lie in the fact that it is indeed cordless.  It works about as well as a good
infrared remote control, and has the same problems.  There is a little
receiver thingie with a cord that you place strtegically so that the front of
the mouse is pointing at it.  It will work fine until it is about 50 degrees
of axis.  At that point, things start getting flakey.  But, if you put the
receiver in the right place, all will be well (unless you're one of those
people that likes to turn your mouse to whatever angle you feel like at that
moment).   The other problem is that its not incredibly fast.  If you move
the pointer from the bottom of the screen to the top, it will take 1/4 to 1/2
second to get there.  If you're worried about precise positioning, you will
have to move to roughly where you wanna be, wait 1/4 a second for the pointer
to get there, and adjust from there.  In short, it makes the pointer hesitate
and you might have to worry about pointing it at the receiver, but other than
that, it's a great mouse.

Hope I wasn't too verbose.

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"The machine minded material man                    Logan Shaw
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