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Stephen Cole
Nov 5, 2019, 5:41:30 AM11/5/19
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I wrote a piece about the range of Apple mice I have used and enjoyed over
the years:
https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
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the years:
https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
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Phil Taylor
Nov 5, 2019, 7:05:33 AM11/5/19
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In article <h2d1up...@mid.individual.net>, Stephen Cole
<use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>
> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-
> one-that-i-detest/
You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
Plus using a D9 plug. It was the first mouse most people had seen at
the time. It think you're a bit hard on its successor, the ADB mouse.
It was small and neat compared to its predecessor, and I found it
fitted my hand nicely.
Phil Taylor
<use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>
> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-
> one-that-i-detest/
You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
Plus using a D9 plug. It was the first mouse most people had seen at
the time. It think you're a bit hard on its successor, the ADB mouse.
It was small and neat compared to its predecessor, and I found it
fitted my hand nicely.
Phil Taylor
nospam
Nov 5, 2019, 9:38:54 AM11/5/19
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In article <051120191205310493%not...@all.invalid>, Phil Taylor
<not...@all.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-an
mention the several variants of the adb mouse (not just shape), that
the zero-button design falses a lot and how often the trackpea on the
apple mouse (can't call it mighty mouse) gets jammed and that it's next
to impossible to clean.
he also ignored the magic trackpads, and that an apple-provided mouse
is not even required. there were multi-button adb mice and trackballs,
and of course, countless usb ones.
<not...@all.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-an
> > d-
> > one-that-i-detest/
>
> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
> It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
> Plus using a D9 plug. It was the first mouse most people had seen at
> the time. It think you're a bit hard on its successor, the ADB mouse.
> It was small and neat compared to its predecessor, and I found it
> fitted my hand nicely.
>
not only did he ignore the original mac mouse, but he also didn't
> > one-that-i-detest/
>
> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
> It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
> Plus using a D9 plug. It was the first mouse most people had seen at
> the time. It think you're a bit hard on its successor, the ADB mouse.
> It was small and neat compared to its predecessor, and I found it
> fitted my hand nicely.
>
mention the several variants of the adb mouse (not just shape), that
the zero-button design falses a lot and how often the trackpea on the
apple mouse (can't call it mighty mouse) gets jammed and that it's next
to impossible to clean.
he also ignored the magic trackpads, and that an apple-provided mouse
is not even required. there were multi-button adb mice and trackballs,
and of course, countless usb ones.
Eli the Bearded
Nov 5, 2019, 2:55:14 PM11/5/19
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In comp.sys.mac.vintage, Stephen Cole <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
> I wrote a piece about the range of Apple mice I have used and enjoyed over
> the years:
>
> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
I can't say I've ever loved any of the Apple mice. Some were more
> I wrote a piece about the range of Apple mice I have used and enjoyed over
> the years:
>
> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
tolerable than others. Last time I was using a Mac regularly (2017) I
bought a USB-C adapater to use a compact USB mouse with retractable
cord, rather like this one:
https://www.newegg.com/p/0TP-005Z-00072
It has the reliablity of corded without the excess wire of most mice
(and without the bulking cord reel on most retractable cord options).
How about a Apple keyboards article? The Apple Extended Keyboard II,
mentioned next to the second ADB mouse, has my vote for best Apple
keyboard, and it is a keyboard I certainly loved and used for years.
Elijah
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is not a fan of current Apple human input devices
Stephen Cole
Nov 6, 2019, 1:24:08 PM11/6/19
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D Finnigan <dog...@macgui.com> wrote:
Bingo!
>so perhaps he did not love
> the original Mac mouse, which is hardly surprising, as it's a chunky huge
> soapbar brick.
I’ve only used the original mouse very briefly, and it wasn’t particularly
fun, iirc. But I’ve not enough experience with one to include it positively
or negatively in this list.
> Phil Taylor wrote:
>> In article <h2d1up...@mid.individual.net>, Stephen Cole
>> <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-
>>> one-that-i-detest/
>>
>> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
>> It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
>
> It's his list of mice that he's known and loved,
>> In article <h2d1up...@mid.individual.net>, Stephen Cole
>> <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-
>>> one-that-i-detest/
>>
>> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
>> It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
>
Bingo!
>so perhaps he did not love
> the original Mac mouse, which is hardly surprising, as it's a chunky huge
> soapbar brick.
I’ve only used the original mouse very briefly, and it wasn’t particularly
fun, iirc. But I’ve not enough experience with one to include it positively
or negatively in this list.
Stephen Cole
Nov 6, 2019, 1:24:08 PM11/6/19
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Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:
> In comp.sys.mac.vintage, Stephen Cole <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>> I wrote a piece about the range of Apple mice I have used and enjoyed over
>> the years:
>>
>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
>
> I can't say I've ever loved any of the Apple mice. Some were more
> tolerable than others. Last time I was using a Mac regularly (2017) I
> bought a USB-C adapater to use a compact USB mouse with retractable
> cord, rather like this one:
>
> https://www.newegg.com/p/0TP-005Z-00072
>
> It has the reliablity of corded without the excess wire of most mice
> (and without the bulking cord reel on most retractable cord options).
>
I’ve used a couple of 3rd-Party ADB mice (including a MacAlly 2-button
> In comp.sys.mac.vintage, Stephen Cole <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>> I wrote a piece about the range of Apple mice I have used and enjoyed over
>> the years:
>>
>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-one-that-i-detest/
>
> I can't say I've ever loved any of the Apple mice. Some were more
> tolerable than others. Last time I was using a Mac regularly (2017) I
> bought a USB-C adapater to use a compact USB mouse with retractable
> cord, rather like this one:
>
> https://www.newegg.com/p/0TP-005Z-00072
>
> It has the reliablity of corded without the excess wire of most mice
> (and without the bulking cord reel on most retractable cord options).
>
Mouse. Sacrilege!) and it just doesn’t feel proper.
> How about a Apple keyboards article? The Apple Extended Keyboard II,
> mentioned next to the second ADB mouse, has my vote for best Apple
> keyboard, and it is a keyboard I certainly loved and used for years.
>
yesterday evening when I couldn’t find my Extended II... It’s not in my
man-cave downstairs and it’s not at my office! :-|
Stephen Cole
Nov 6, 2019, 1:24:08 PM11/6/19
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Phil Taylor <not...@all.invalid> wrote:
> In article <h2d1up...@mid.individual.net>, Stephen Cole
> <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-
>> one-that-i-detest/
>
> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
I only had a Mac Plus for a brief time before I resold it, so haven’t
> In article <h2d1up...@mid.individual.net>, Stephen Cole
> <use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> https://www.vintageapplemac.com/amihkal-apple-mice-i-have-known-and-loved-and-
>> one-that-i-detest/
>
> You missed out the original Apple mouse, which came with first Macs.
really had the experience with that mouse to include it.
> It was a big rectangular block, with a ball and connected to the Mac
> Plus using a D9 plug. It was the first mouse most people had seen at
> the time. It think you're a bit hard on its successor, the ADB mouse.
> It was small and neat compared to its predecessor, and I found it
> fitted my hand nicely.
Mouse II before I first got gold of the earlier one, so I think that’s why
I never really fell in love with it. The II is just a much better mouse,
IMO.
Stephen Cole
Nov 6, 2019, 1:24:08 PM11/6/19
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nospam
Nov 6, 2019, 1:32:39 PM11/6/19
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In article <h2ghe5...@mid.individual.net>, Stephen Cole
<use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>
> The ADB mouse isnšt a bad mouse
there are *several* adb mice, sometimes difficult to tell the
difference.
<use...@stephenthomascole.com> wrote:
>
> The ADB mouse isnšt a bad mouse
there are *several* adb mice, sometimes difficult to tell the
difference.
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