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From: rock@warp.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill Petro)
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Subject: Re: Trackball
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Date: 5 Feb 91 13:56:06 GMT
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Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mark Hollingsworth) writes:

>>> 
>    Hi, I have a friend who wants advice on a trackball. He just purchased a
>Mac Classic, and he has a disability from WW II  , which makes it hard for him
>to move his hand and click with the mouse. So, I suggested a trackball, and
>am
>wondering which is most comfortable specially for someone slightly handicapped
>in the hand. I heard good things about the new Curtis. He would like to get
>an
>absolute cheapest price but get a good one. Thanks...
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>   

I used a Kensington Trackball for 4 years, until I wore it out.  If
you're looking for something new and cheap, try MicroSpeed's MacTRAC.
You can get it from mail order for around $65.  It has two very large
buttons on either side of the ball, a third one on the top, and has a
sloping ergonomic design, no "lip" in the front.  I am trying one now
and it is quite satisfactory.  It got Honorable Mention in this year's
MacUser Editor's Choice for Best Input Device.

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     Bill Petro  {decwrl,hplabs,ucbvax}!sun!Eng!rock
"UNIX for the sake of the kingdom of heaven"  Matthew 19:12