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From: psc@lznv.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Logitech Mouse
Message-ID: <1185@lznv.ATT.COM>
Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 13:03:47 EST
Article-I.D.: lznv.1185
Posted: Wed Nov 11 13:03:47 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Nov-87 06:05:17 EST
References: <1925@briar.Philips.Com>
Organization: AT&T
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Summary: I like it

In article <1925@briar.Philips.Com>, brb@philabs.Philips.Com (Brian Bertan) writes:
> I am considering purchasing the Logitech Mouse.  Is it a reasonable device?
> Also, I would like to know if the bundled packages, with Logicad or Logipaint
> are worthwhile.  I own a PC-AT, and I would like to provide a friendlier
> interface for my wife, who otherwise will not use it.

I have the bus version of the Logitech Mouse.  I like the mouse itself.
Logitech has a screen based mouse configuration program (pick speed,
button action, movement-to-arrow-keys mapping) that they sell to OEMs
(AT&T provides it with their keyboard mouse), but I didn't find it in
my Logitech disks.  Instead, they have a menu creation language and
compiler that's compatible with the Microsoft Mouse menus.  I haven't
played with it that much; it's powerful, but not very easy.  I'd love a
driver that emulated a joystick.

I have Generic CADD 3.0 (bought separately from PC Connection), but
don't use it much.  It seems slow (on an 8MHz 8086 system with no math
co-processor).  Logipaint (a.k.a. PC Paintbrush) seems clumsier than
MacPaint.  My son and nephews like it.  I bought the Logipaint
combination from Programmer's Connection, and I'm satisfied with them,
too.

Both programs look very nice in AT&T 640x400 resolution.

> I am also interested in mouse oriented draw packages.  Is there anything
> resembling MacDraft available for the PC-AT?

I would *kill* for a MacDraw/MacPaint combo like SuperPaint on the PC.
(And then I'd wish for a laser printer.)

-Paul S. R. Chisholm, {ihnp4,cbosgd,allegra,rutgers}!mtune!lznv!psc
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