[HN Gopher] Old Mouse Dot Com
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Old Mouse Dot Com
Author : brudgers
Score : 56 points
Date : 2021-10-08 21:08 UTC (2 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.oldmouse.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.oldmouse.com)
| transfire wrote:
| KoalaPad!
| reaperducer wrote:
| Koala Pads were awesome. I got on the cover of a 1980's
| computer magazine because of one.
| nsonha wrote:
| Amazing how the what's become the "standard" is the worse
| possible design, ergonomically speaking. Was it Apple's doing?
| CharlesW wrote:
| Although Apple is at fault for all modern tech woes (/s), the
| Magic Mouse design (thankfully?) has not been widely copied by
| mouse makers.
| everyone wrote:
| If ye like that ye might like this
|
| https://youtu.be/Cd6lxwjX2Bk
|
| Video of a guy evaluating a weird early cheap optical mouse from
| 1996 + taking it apart and figuring out how it works.
| rcarmo wrote:
| Ah, the time of Hawley dual roller mice... that brings back
| memories of DEC X terminals.
| gpvos wrote:
| Anyone know where I can buy a modern mouse that has three normal
| buttons, i.e. the middle button is not a scroll wheel?
| INTPenis wrote:
| Hey another request to piggyback on yours, where can I find a
| relatively normal (non-gamer) mouse with a button that can
| disconnect the brake on the wheel? I don't even know what it's
| called but I know I love that feature.
|
| For example to quickly scroll down a long page, just disconnect
| the brakes and roll the wheel, it will just keep going. Or
| testing infinite scroll feature, just let the wheel go.
|
| I had one mouse like this that I loved but it broke eventually.
| Now the only one I've been able to find is a gamer mouse with a
| bunch of unnecessary feature.
| pdw wrote:
| I don't know about other mice, but the Logitech M705 has
| that.
| Tsiklon wrote:
| Logitech seem to have a monopoly on this particular
| development - you'll be looking for something like the MX
| Master series for a non gamer mouse with this functionality -
| the MX Master 3 is the most recent model. The clutch on the
| scroll wheel on this mouse can be manually engaged or
| programmed to release when you scroll with sufficient
| violence
| dylan604 wrote:
| >scroll with sufficient violence
|
| I've heard used with sufficient persuasion or with
| sufficient encouragement, but yours is a new one. Remind me
| to not tap on your shoulder while deep in the zone.
| BoorishBears wrote:
| My MX Master 3 was great until the last feature you
| mentioned decided to enable itself and never disable
| again...
|
| Logitech calls it SmartShift and other people have reported
| the same issue, SmartShift enables itself, and from that
| point onward no settings changes will disable it.
|
| It's pretty frustrating to say the least, the MX Master 3
| was poised to fix the reliability issues the previous
| entries had otherwise (since replaced the physical scroll
| wheel click with an electromagnet in a very convincing way)
| zz865 wrote:
| Logitech M500S. I have one similar, its great to spin it like
| a fidget spinner
| INTPenis wrote:
| I think that's the one I used until it broke. I didn't even
| know what it was called because I realized how much I loved
| the clutch feature long after I unboxed it.
|
| Found it on a Danish site, it's not impossible to order but
| it's not obviously available here. Thanks stranger!
| thurn wrote:
| I have been using Evoluent vertical mice for years, they have 3
| buttons + scroll wheel. I find the vertical orientation more
| ergonomic as well, it keeps your wrist neutral.
| wolfgang42 wrote:
| As of a few years ago you could still get the HP DY651A or IBM
| 40K9201 mouse (identical apart from logos) with a bit of
| hunting. Unfortunately I just looked and at a cursory glance I
| can't find anyone who has them in stock, so they may have been
| discontinued, but you may be able to call around and find
| someone who still has a few in a corner somewhere.
| tom_ wrote:
| I've got a Logitech G403, which has a little button just behind
| the scroll wheel that you can program to behave as the middle
| button. It's not positioned very well for chording, but for
| middle clicks and middle drags I've found it fine. Certainly
| much more comfortable than any scroll wheel.
| scrollaway wrote:
| A quick google search finds this:
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| https://elecomus.com/web/product/no-scroll-wheel-wired-2-4g-...
|
| It says it's "designed for 3D CAD use". I know nothing about
| that but maybe if you search in that space you'll find more
| choice.
|
| Edit: Non-amazon link
| pdw wrote:
| IBM ScrollPoint are very nice, and still available as new old
| stock. Three real buttons plus a separate Trackpoint-like thing
| for bidirectional scrolling.
| user3939382 wrote:
| This reminds me of the long, and long-past, period where I was
| frequently teaching people to clean the housing of their mouse's
| rollerball.
| pgrote wrote:
| The old urban legend of the IBM service alert for field techs.
|
| https://www.neystadt.org/john/humor/IBM-Mouse-Balls.htm
| peterburkimsher wrote:
| That's a nice collection of old computer mice!
|
| If any of you are fortunate enough to visit CERN in Geneva,
| there's a mouse museum:
|
| http://computer-animal-shelter.web.cern.ch/index.shtml
|
| I'd be particularly interested to see a decap of a PixArt chip
| (e.g. PAW3515DB). The USB circuitry is included in the same
| package as the CCD sensor, and I'd like to see how they do that!
| I also imagine that the die geometry is quite large, because
| power requirements aren't a major concern, but cost is. It would
| also be nice to see Ken Shirriff do a historical write up of mice
| over the generations.
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