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3-button Optical Mice?

Posted by Cliff on from the we-can-get-mice-with-big-ears-but-not-3-buttons? dept.

proclus asks: "Does anyone else think that scroll wheels are a clunky replacement for the middle button? Mice are supposed to have three buttons, right? It was such an improvement when the three button mice started appearing for PC hardware, but I'm wondering, where are the optical ones?"

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  1. Hoarding Mice by edward.virtually@pob · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As you can tell from the other comments, most lusers like Microsoft's scroll wheel abomination. Of course, lots of them like MS's Unnatural Keyboard too so you know they're idiots. I'm still using the three button non-optical Logitech mouse I bought in 2000 and I have a backup waiting in the box in case I need a replacement. What really worries me is what I'm going to do when my IBM PC AT keyboard wears out and I'm forced to buy one of the 'Windows enhanced' pieces of shit they make now or shell out $100 or so for a Happy Hacking or other real keyboard. In short, you're probably SOL on the mouse because the Masses are Asses and that's who the vendors cater to. Your best bet is probably to do like the commenter who disabled the scrolling function. Always remember: If you like something, buy a lot of it because they'll stop making it.

  2. Can I? by OppressiveGiant · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I just got 5 mod points, can I use them all to mod down this article?

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    i could not think of anything clever.