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No-click Mouse?

Posted by michael on from the like-peanut-butter-without-chocolate dept.

TheRealZappa writes "For quite a while now I have been looking for a mouse that would not make any "clicking" sound when the buttons are pressed... Does it even exist? So to all you quiet-pc amateurs and hardware hackers... Can it be hacked? Can it be bought somewhere?" Sure it exists, I think they call it a "trackball" or "touchpad". Seriously, I've never had a non-broken mouse that didn't click.

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  1. I've seen it before by red_dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've seen a mouse like this before. It's the StupidaMouse, the mouse with no buttons ("so users will stop clicking on things and crashing their computers"). [HTML]

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  2. Argh! by Reality+Master+101 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure it exists, I think they call it a "trackball" or "touchpad". Seriously, I've never had a non-broken mouse that didn't click.

    Once again proving Michael is stupidest editor on Slashdot. Michael, it's THE BUTTONS that are clicking, NOT THE MOUSE BALL. Why do you think a trackball or touchpad would not have clicking buttons? Is there some intrinsic property to a very large ball that would cause it not to have clicking buttons?

    Do you actually read what the people are asking before adding your inane comments?

    Yes, this is Flamebait, go ahead and mark me down. But it's worth losing the 3 points to make this point.

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