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Article #620514Re: testing new computer new isp
From: Dan Espen
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:12
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:12
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JimP <solo...@gmail.com> writes: > On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:53:12 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc > <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote: > >>On Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 8:49:04 AM UTC-7, jmfbahciv wrote: >>> Andrew Swallow wrote: >>> > On 09/02/2018 15:27, jmfbahciv wrote: >> >>> >> I hate meeces. >> >>> > Joy sticks also exist. No need to get catty. ;) >> >>> I've never used an electronic joy stick. >> >>1) I believe you. >> >>2) You wouldn't use _that_ kind of joy stick to control a computer anyways. >> >>3) As for the other kind of joystick, the ones I've seen had potentiometers in >>them, and hooked up to the game port on early IBM PCs. There are current gaming >>joysticks that look like a mouse, but I haven't used one of those. I have, >>however, tried a *trackball* as a substitute for a mouse. They're hard to find >>these days, though; not many people prefer them. >> >>John Savard > > I remember when track balls were all the rage, better than a joy stick > some said. Trackballs rule if you're playing Centipede. Otherwise, I have one, didn't find it very useful for regular pointer manipulation. -- Dan Espen
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