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
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Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
> In comp.sys.mac.vintage, Stephen Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>> I wrote a piece about the range of Apple mice I have used and enjoyed over
>> the years:
>> 
>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
> 
> I can't say I've ever loved any of the Apple mice. Some were more
> tolerable than others. Last time I was using a Mac regularly (2017) I
> bought a USB-C adapater to use a compact USB mouse with retractable
> cord, rather like this one:
> 
> https://www.newegg.com/p/0TP-005Z-00072
> 
> It has the reliablity of corded without the excess wire of most mice
> (and without the bulking cord reel on most retractable cord options).
>

I’ve used a couple of 3rd-Party ADB mice (including a MacAlly 2-button
Mouse. Sacrilege!) and it just doesn’t feel proper. 

> How about a Apple keyboards article? The Apple Extended Keyboard II,
> mentioned next to the second ADB mouse, has my vote for best Apple
> keyboard, and it is a keyboard I certainly loved and used for years.
> 

A keyboards version of this article is on my agenda, but was derailed
yesterday evening when I couldn’t find my Extended II... It’s not in my
man-cave downstairs and it’s not at my office! :-| 

-- 
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) 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) 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) 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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