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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. Wheel is fine for clicking by perlyking · · Score: 4, Funny

    I use my middle button extensively (clicking on links and closing tabs in mozilla) and find no problem at all clicking it.
    I'm not sure why you want something with less functionality.
    I suppose you could glue the mouse wheel so it doesn't move and pretend its just a button ;-)

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  2. Ask Slashdot by tiny69 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've got a stupid question. Instead of asking my friends what they think or doing a little research online, I'll post the question on Slashdot and see what the largest collection of wannabe geeks on the Internet think. When you flush the toilet in the Southern Hemisphere, which way does the water spin?

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