This brings to mind an article in the recent edition of Boardwatch magazine by Dvorak in which he questions Microsoft's standpoint on MSN given the relatively quiet rollout of the new MSN browser, which basically made MSN free for anyone using that browser and having at least a MS Passport account.
We used these on the SCADA computers that controlled the production lines where I used to work. They withstood quite a bit of abuse from our (l)users. In two years time running 6 of them I think I replaced one. That one was because someone cut the cord off of it. They do take a bit to get used to and are quite a pain for dragging, but for our applications all that was necessary was clicks and double clicks. Once our (l)users got used to them they would use a regular mouse anymore.:) They withstood Direct HighPressure(150 PSI) washdown with some pretty harsh chemical's nightly and almost never had any problems.
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Well Duh.. Of course they are trying to build a quantum computer. Haven't any of you read Tom Clancy's Net force series :)
This brings to mind an article in the recent edition of Boardwatch magazine by Dvorak in which he questions Microsoft's standpoint on MSN given the relatively quiet rollout of the new MSN browser, which basically made MSN free for anyone using that browser and having at least a MS Passport account.
We used these on the SCADA computers that controlled the production lines where I used to work. They withstood quite a bit of abuse from our (l)users. In two years time running 6 of them I think I replaced one. That one was because someone cut the cord off of it. They do take a bit to get used to and are quite a pain for dragging, but for our applications all that was necessary was clicks and double clicks. Once our (l)users got used to them they would use a regular mouse anymore. :) They withstood Direct HighPressure(150 PSI) washdown with some pretty harsh chemical's nightly and almost never had any problems.