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Article #74865Re: laptop play on the go - gamepad or trackball?
From: Mark
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:37
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:37
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"me" <fake@nonexisting.com> wrote in message news:8Ngvb.27362$jK5.26751@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com... > Hi all, > > I recently got a new laptop and Quake 3 is running just fine on it - except > that the build-in mice (eraser-head or touch-pad) are impossible to use. > > So I am contemplating a gamepad or a trackball to play on the go. I > understand that a mouse and a keyboard are the best way to play at your > desk, but those are not an option in a car or on a plane. > > Any advice or recommendations? > > Thanks, > Al > > Play solitaire ;)
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!internal1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!border2.nntp.ash.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ash.giganews.com!firehose2!nntp4!intern1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!border1.nntp.aus1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed.tpinternet.pl!newsfeed01.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!newspeer1-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Mark" <mooing@like.a.cow> Newsgroups: alt.games.quake,alt.games.quake3 References: <8Ngvb.27362$jK5.26751@newssvr32.news.prodigy.com> Subject: Re: laptop play on the go - gamepad or trackball? Lines: 24 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <9brvb.4501$4Y6.2977@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:37:24 -0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.106.111.13 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net 1069432645 213.106.111.13 (Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:37:25 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:37:25 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit