Re: Help! Need an ergonomic mouse

[Matt Ion <soundy -at- SOUNDY -dot- ML -dot- ORG>]

On Fri, 14 Aug 1998 08:24:58 -0700, Rowena Hart wrote:

>My employer is considering buying me an ergonomic mouse.
>There are several to choose from, and I need feedback from
>anyone who uses, or has evaluated, the following mice:

How do you feel about alternatives to the standard mouse?

After using my ThinkPad as my primary machine for a few months, I've
become very comfortable with its TrackPoint II (the little red eraser
nub pointer nestled between the G, H and B keys), so much so that I
often find myself going for it on standard keyboards before reaching
for a separate mouse.

It does take some getting used to, as any radically different pointing
device will, but I'm finding it quite natural, low-strain, and with
familiarity, it provides a surprising degree of control (it is
velocity-sensitive, meaning the harder you push it, the faster the
pointer moves).

IBM makes stand-alone keyboards with a built-in TrackPoint, if you want
to look at that option.  They have the additional benefit of a mouse
jack so you can have that option as well (the mouse and TrackPoint are
available simultaneously).  Last I looked, they did run about CDN$200,
so you might want to see if you can arrange an extended demo or
something, but I'd highly recommend giving one a test drive.


 Your friend and mine,
 Matt
 <All standard disclaimers apply>
 "Reality is in alpha test on protoype hardware."
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