Re: Random thought...

[Tom Vogt <tom lemuria org>]

Frederick I Gleef <gleef@capital.net> wrote:
> While I agree the 80% estimate is pretty high, I don't understand why you
> assume the Microsoft Intellimouse is the first three button mouse for the
> PC world.  The very first mouse I ever owned was a three button Mouse
> Systems optical mouse, back when Microsoft first got into the mouse
> busienss, when Windows was still in version 1.  Mouse Systems still sells
> primarily three (or more) button PC mice.  Logitech also has always sold
> primarily three button mice.  Long before I ever considered Linux, I was
> making sure that all the mice I bought had three buttons.

agree completly. the only  two-button mouse I ever posessed was one for the
c64.:)

I'd also put the estimate much higher than 30% if  we talk about private
people. a LOT of the people I know have found out very  soon how good a 
third  button is  in games like duke3d where you can program the buttons...


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