Anyone else using a flywheel type mouse wheel?

[Bob]

You could also try the Kensington Expert Mouse. The trackball is the
size/weight of a billiard ball. I'm on my 3rd one!

That says a lot for quality?

 

[VanguardLH]

That says a lot for quality?

It shows survivability under extremely harsh use. How many mice do you
know of that will survive REPEATED hammer fist slams? If the coating on
the ball were of even harder material then you would never have to
replace the ball. As it is, one or two hammers on your mouse and it's
dead. After dozens of hammer punches to the trackball and then maybe
you'll decide to replace the ball because it has some scratches in it
that make miniscule movement a bit irritating when the sensor hits the
gouge scratch in the ball. I haven't seen a mouse yet that would
withstand anywhere near the physical abuse that a Kensington Expert
trackball would endure.

Remember when you could bang your fists against a Northgate keyboard and
it survived? Not with the flimsy single-user consumer-grade hardware
they sell nowadays. You have to get into the far less typist-friendly
industrial keyboards for that.

 

[SteveH]

It shows survivability under extremely harsh use. How many mice do
you know of that will survive REPEATED hammer fist slams? If the
coating on the ball were of even harder material then you would never
have to replace the ball. As it is, one or two hammers on your mouse
and it's dead. After dozens of hammer punches to the trackball and
then maybe you'll decide to replace the ball because it has some
scratches in it that make miniscule movement a bit irritating when
the sensor hits the gouge scratch in the ball. I haven't seen a
mouse yet that would withstand anywhere near the physical abuse that
a Kensington Expert trackball would endure.

But why would you want to treat a mouse/trackball/keyboard so harshly in the
first place?

 

[JR Weiss]

That says a lot for quality?

Nope.

The first one was RS-232 serial only (yes, that long ago!), so I
replaced it when I got my first system with a PS1 connector.

Second one was PS1/serial, but no USB. Also had no scroll wheel. I
replaced it because I could, but it's still in the drawer as a backup.

 

[VanguardLH]

But why would you want to treat a mouse/trackball/keyboard so harshly in the
first place?

Because my sanity and the pleasure in banging the desk or hardware is
worth more than the desk or hardware. Why do people vocalize when they
sneeze? Because they think they need to. The mouse and keyboard are
input devices. Input from where? Humans, that's where. I'm glad the
meds are working for you to completely eradicate your emotions but I'm
not interested in living the life of an automaton.

 

[SteveH]

Because my sanity and the pleasure in banging the desk or hardware is
worth more than the desk or hardware. Why do people vocalize when
they sneeze? Because they think they need to. The mouse and
keyboard are input devices. Input from where? Humans, that's where.
I'm glad the meds are working for you to completely eradicate your
emotions but I'm not interested in living the life of an automaton.

Sounds to me it's you that needs the meds matey, the only regular meds I
need are for migraines thank you.
And no matter how angry or upset I am, I have no need to start smashing up
my computer equipment to make me feel better.
Considered anger management? Wooooosa.

 

[Bob]

It shows survivability under extremely harsh use. How many mice do you
know of that will survive REPEATED hammer fist slams? If the coating on

-snip-

You got 2 posts mixed up

 

[VanguardLH]

Sounds to me it's you that needs the meds matey, the only regular meds I
need are for migraines thank you.
And no matter how angry or upset I am, I have no need to start smashing up
my computer equipment to make me feel better.
Considered anger management? Wooooosa.

It's obvious that you have never operated a kiosk where any person can
use your hardware. Oh yes, you've never banged your desk or whacked
your keyboard, sure, uh huh. Cousin of Mr. Rogers, perhaps? Even if
not abusive to your hardware, it still wears out because it is
mechanical. Showing that a device can withstand rugged use and even
abuse shows it will survive a lot longer than a flimsy device that will
fail if it falls off the desk a couple times.

 

[John Doe]

Why do people vocalize when they sneeze? Because they think
they need to.

Being a highly skilled sneezer (sometimes a main sneeze followed
by up to three quickies), I dispute the idea that sneezing sounds
are unnecessary. Sneezing is done in many different ways. I prefer
a robust sneeze that opens all of my bronchial passages.

 

[VanguardLH]

Being a highly skilled sneezer (sometimes a main sneeze followed
by up to three quickies), I dispute the idea that sneezing sounds
are unnecessary. Sneezing is done in many different ways. I prefer
a robust sneeze that opens all of my bronchial passages.

And how does using your vocal chords clear out your bronchial passages?
Dogs, cats, and other animals sneeze, too, and they can make vocal
sounds but none of them employ their vocal chords when sneezing. Just
some humans do that. Those folks feel the need to yell and announce
their sneeze to as large an audience as possible.

 

[VanguardLH]

...

You got 2 posts mixed up

Nope. I'm responding to your reply to Weiss regarding his 3rd ball he
is on in his trackball. See the above showing the subthread.

 

[SteveH]

It's obvious that you have never operated a kiosk where any person can
use your hardware.

Use of kit by multiple users is a completely different kettle of fish. Of
course it will go wrong quicker.

Oh yes, you've never banged your desk or whacked

your keyboard, sure, uh huh.

Indeed not. What would it solve? If the software is buggered, then bashing
the hardware, even in frustration isn't going to fix it. And if the hardware
is playing up, then again, bashing it isn't going to help.

Cousin of Mr. Rogers, perhaps?

Who?

Even if

not abusive to your hardware, it still wears out because it is
mechanical. Showing that a device can withstand rugged use and even
abuse shows it will survive a lot longer than a flimsy device that
will fail if it falls off the desk a couple times.

Now /that/ is a completely different matter. And indeed does go to
demonstrate the durability of the said equipment. However, going around
saying you 'hit it with hammerfist blows' doesn't say much about you, does
it?