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Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest)

From Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com>
Newsgroups uk.comp.vintage, comp.sys.mac.vintage, comp.sys.mac.advocacy, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest)
Date 2019-11-06 18:24 +0000
Message-ID <h2ghe6FkhbuU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <h2d1upFsgnvU1@mid.individual.net> <051120191205310493%nothere@all.invalid> <051120190938536817%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <051120191205310493%nothere@all.invalid>, Phil Taylor
> <nothere@all.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-an
>>> d-
>>> one-that-i-detest/
>> 
>> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs. 
>> It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
>> Plus using a D9 plug.  It was the first mouse most people had seen at
>> the time.  It think you're a bit hard on its successor, the ADB mouse. 
>> It was small and neat compared to its predecessor, and I found it
>> fitted my hand nicely.
>> 
> 
> not only did he ignore the original mac mouse, but he also didn't
> mention the several variants of the adb mouse (not just shape), that
> the zero-button design falses a lot and how often the trackpea on the
> apple mouse (can't call it mighty mouse) gets jammed and that it's next
> to impossible to clean. 
> 
> he also ignored the magic trackpads, and that an apple-provided mouse
> is not even required. there were multi-button adb mice and trackballs,
> and of course, countless usb ones.

The clue is in the title. HTH. 

-- 
M0TEY // STC
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AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2019-11-05 10:41 +0000
  Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Phil Taylor <nothere@all.invalid> - 2019-11-05 12:05 +0000
    Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-11-05 09:38 -0500
      Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2019-11-05 18:28 +0000
        Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-11-05 13:48 -0500
      Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2019-11-06 18:24 +0000
    Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2019-11-05 18:24 +0000
      Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-11-05 13:48 -0500
      Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2019-11-06 18:24 +0000
    Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2019-11-06 18:24 +0000
      Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2019-11-06 13:32 -0500
  Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-11-05 19:55 +0000
    Re: AMihkal: Apple Mice I Have Known and Loved (And One That I Detest) Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2019-11-06 18:24 +0000

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