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Optical mouse any good for Unix

Baz_ · 2001-12-14 14:43:16

Inspired by the wonderful thread on the counterstrike board and the fact that my mouse is ****, I have decided to write this thread. I need a new mouse. I was also going to go with technology and buy the logitech dual opti mouse, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with it. Although in one line my question is…

14-12-2001 2:43pm

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Baz_

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Inspired by the wonderful thread on the counterstrike board and the fact that my mouse is ****, I have decided to write this thread.

I need a new mouse. I was also going to go with technology and buy the logitech dual opti mouse, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with it.

Although in one line my question is this: From a Linux perspective, is a ball or an optical mouse better, or do they function (onscreen anyway) in the exact same fashion.

Baz_ the CS deprived

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#2 14-12-2001 3:05pm

moist

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I've got a Logitech optical and it works fine.

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#3 14-12-2001 3:11pm

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good man (or woman, cant tell with that name and that avatar), just what I wanted to hear.

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#4 14-12-2001 6:37pm

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Originally posted by Baz_
good man (or woman, cant tell with that name and that avatar), just what I wanted to hear.

Oh believe me Moist is all man!!

On a side note I just got an explorer optical.. gonna test it on FreeBSD over the weekend.

.logic.

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#5 14-12-2001 10:02pm

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good man it is so

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