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From: spirn%bay@Sun.COM (Jeff Spirn)
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Subject: Re: Logitech's Mouse with Plus Software !
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Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 20:17:28 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 26 20:17:28 1987
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In article <822@puff.WISC.EDU> yao-chun@puff.WISC.EDU (Yao-chung Lee) writes:
>
>Has anyone come into contact with it, how is the
>feel, is it better than mouse systems or MS mouse?
>
>Is the software that come with it good ?
>
>Could I use the mouse with non-mouse applications
>by programming it ?
>

I have a Logitech Mouse (with Plus software)  and I like it a lot.  I have 
used several mice (Macintosh, mouse systems, HP) and I don't have a real 
preference as to feel.

The POINT editor it comes with is now my editor of choice.  It allows as
many windows as you like, in arbitrary orientations.  Each can be in a
different color, and there is a nice menu for color selection.  With EGA,
43 lines/screen is fully supported.  Up to 50 operations (configurable)
can be undone.

A driver program called CLICK allows you to automatically reconfigure your 
mouse, and to load a new menu, according to application program name.  
Various baud rates, protocols, and button counts (2 or 3 button mouse) can 
be selected as necessary.

You can make most non-mouse programs operate with the mouse, though a program-
mable interface.  Menus can be defined, and mouse movements can move the
cursor around.  From the point of view of the application, you are just
issuing commands or cursor keys.  Cursor movement isn't as accurate as
an application which uses the mouse directly, however.

Documentation on how to do all of this is pretty good.

Generally, I recommend it highly.  The whole package is available around
here for under $80, which makes it a good deal compared with other mice.