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From: Gene Wirchenko
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:52

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On Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:12:17 -0500, Dan Espen <dan1...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>JimP <solo...@gmail.com> writes:

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>> I remember when track balls were all the rage, better than a joy stick
>> some said.

     And green monochrome monitors were supposedly better than white.
Then, it was amber.

>Trackballs rule if you're playing Centipede.

     At the time, there was a 2-player football arcade game with
trackballs.  Lots of hand motion during plays!

>Otherwise, I have one, didn't find it very useful for regular pointer
>manipulation.

     ISTM it would have the same awkwardness as a trackpad.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

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