[CUBE] Alternative mice, wrist conservation

[Chip Everts]

I had a logitech thumb ball before this and it made my thumb get tired 
after awhile.
I like the trackball better
On Jun 3, 2004, at 11:08 AM, atoa at krak.net wrote:

> I use a Kensington Turbo Mouse Pro, which is really a trackball, and is
> wireless. Works like a charm. I've been using Kensington trackballs for
> many many years. Don't get their cheap models. A TurboBall I have 
> crapped
> out after a couple of years, and never worked smoothly, but I have a
> couple of ADB pro models that are smooth as silk even after 15 years of
> use. I had to replace the left-switches on them, but that was easy.
>
> I've never used a thumbball. I suppose one can get used to it, but the 
> few
> ones that I have tried weren't easy to use.
>
> On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Erik Ness wrote:
>
>> So long as mice are of such interest, my specific concern is in
>> saving my wrist. Any experiences with a thumb ball versus a standard
>> ball-on-top mount?
>>
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