Hi, I have been using AlfaData's trackballs almost half my life now. Perhaps they make them now with PS/2 and the third button enabled, *IF* they are still in production.
The biggest advanture is that they have a really big ball, so you can scroll over your screen in notime and retain accurecy. Greetz, Sebastiaan On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Richard Cobbe wrote: > Greetings, all. > > Over the last several months, I've been having increasing pain in my > right wrist. A co-worker suggested that this is due to problems with > standard mice and recommended that I try a trackball instead. > > So, I'm looking for a trackball that will work well with potato/X. My > primary goals: > > * at least 3 buttons that work in X. > > * I'm using potato and kernel 2.2.18, so I'd need a PS/2 connector. > > * the ball should be under my fingers, not my thumb, as it generates the > most pain. > > * Compatibility with gdm is not an issue, as I never use it. > > * Other random features, like scroll wheels, extra buttons, and wireless > connections, are extra. Ideally, I'd like to avoid these, as they > probably drive up the price, but I'll take them if I have to. > > I'm looking at the Kensington Expert Mouse, Kensington TurboRing, > Kensington TurboBall, and Logitech Cordless Trackman. (All the other > Logitech trackballs have the ball under the thumb or only 2 buttons.) > > What experiences have people had with these devices under Linux? > > Do people have any other recommendations for trackballs (or other pointing > devices, for that matter)? > > Thanks kindly, > > Richard > > (I'm subscribed, so no need to CC me.) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
