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A4000: best option for a decent mouse?
« on: April 17, 2011, 04:28:01 AM »
I have revived my Amiga 4000, and things are cool.
Except - the original Amiga mouse is that two-button one, mechanical and all.
I would like to use a three-button mouse (or two buttons and a scroll wheel) instead.
What are the best option / options to get  such a mouse working with my A4000?
Note: the machine is fully loaded (no free Zorro slots), so I can't just put a usb interface into it.
Torfinn
 

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Re: A4000: best option for a decent mouse?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2011, 06:10:29 PM »
Your view too, is perfectly valid.
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I was happy with the old tank mouse for many years.
So was I. But time has passed, and in the years flown by I have gotten used to mice with 3 buttons and / or scroll wheel.
I even remember that I used a different mouse (3 button) on the Amiga in the last years, but that rodent has been lost in time.

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And I never needed a middle mouse-button except in X11 or Oberon.
I used Modula-2, so I might need a 3 button mouse there too. I vaguely remember playing around with Oberon-2 on the Amiga as well, I wonder if I have that installation somewhere.

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So, maybe you should embrace the old rodent and give it another try, before buying a cocolino. Try to remember that smooth movements are better for your hands, and you will notice that a rolling ball can pick up these very well.
Well, I have used it now, and no matter how I try, it doesn't feel comfortable. It will have to be put back into storage.
Torfinn