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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: cahult on 2 August 2005, 16:07

Title: Apple
Post by: cahult on 2 August 2005, 16:07

http://www.apple.com/mightymouse

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Refalm on 2 August 2005, 16:19

Finally, two mouse buttons.

Although it will confuse the user of course :p

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Siplus on 2 August 2005, 17:24

i would only ever consider getting it for my powerbook if they had a bluetooth edition (really looking for a good two-button bluetooth mouse so i don't need to use up one of my two usb-ports for a mouse) and if it wasn't absurdly expensive

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: bedouin on 2 August 2005, 18:50

Hmm, wonder how this would feel for gaming.  Are these in stock yet at the Apple store?  I need to try one in person.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: xyle_one on 3 August 2005, 03:50

I want one.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: bedouin on 3 August 2005, 04:26

I tried one at the Apple store today and it's pretty cool.  The scroll wheel seemed very sensitive, but I think you can probably adjust that.  There's literally no physical indication of any buttons, and right clicking only works if you use your middle finger.  The reason I quit using the original Apple mouse was because it didn't work well for first-person shooters; the Mighty Mouse is similarly handicapped for FPS gaming.

I'll stick with my Logitech dual-optical.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: xyle_one on 3 August 2005, 06:38

I dont play games and I already use my middle finger to right click. Im going to order one tomorrow :)

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: bedouin on 3 August 2005, 07:08

Yeah, it's a cool product, just not for me.  The ability to scroll horizontally is definitely a step forward.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: sjor on 4 August 2005, 12:12

i like it! :D

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Lead Head on 4 August 2005, 16:43

that thing is awesome, but they should have an option for a regular left click button for FPS games

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: raptor on 4 August 2005, 17:27

anything is better than the iMac iPuck

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Lead Head on 4 August 2005, 17:33

i had to use one of those in school, it was painful

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: raptor on 4 August 2005, 17:55

Quote from: Put_lead_in_gates_head

i had to use one of those in school, it was painful

yes! bad ergonomics, very bad. my fingers would curl over the top of the mouse and they would cramp up.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Lead Head on 4 August 2005, 18:00

i had to keep my fingers in a demented arch type thing, The whole mouse fit inside my palm.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: WMD on 4 August 2005, 19:49

Quote from: raptor

anything is better than the iMac iPuck

They haven't sold those for years....

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Laukev7 on 4 August 2005, 19:54

Quote from: Put_lead_in_gates_head

i had to keep my fingers in a demented arch type thing, The whole mouse fit inside my palm.

You're not supposed to hold the mouse with your palm. You're supposed to move it with the tips of your fingers.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Lead Head on 4 August 2005, 21:06

I know i didnt like using with my fingers either

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Refalm on 4 August 2005, 21:20

Quote from: Laukev7

You're not supposed to hold the mouse with your palm. You're supposed to move it with the tips of your fingers.

I dislike those mice. I like to move my mouse with my hand.

Logitech rules.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: raptor on 4 August 2005, 21:40

Quote from: WMD

They haven't sold those for years....

i still remember the discomfort.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: raptor on 4 August 2005, 21:40

Quote from: Laukev7

You're not supposed to hold the mouse with your palm. You're supposed to move it with the tips of your fingers.

try doing that with big mitts and then you'll see my frustration.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Laukev7 on 4 August 2005, 21:52

Quote from: Refalm

I dislike those mice. I like to move my mouse with my hand.

Logitech rules.

I don't particularly mind the puck mouse. I have a Logitech mouse, and when I use it I move it with my fingers without actually grasping the mouse. It's less tiresome for the wrist.

But then, maybe that's why I now use a trackball.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: M51DPS on 5 August 2005, 01:57

I hear about a lot of people liking the new mouse, but being put off by the lack of bluetooth. Apple would be crazy not to release a wireless version sometime soon.

And who needs your silly mice when there is a command-line....

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Lead Head on 5 August 2005, 02:15

UT2004 wouldn't work to great with a command line

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Laukev7 on 5 August 2005, 03:48

Quake III does work quite well (http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/) in the command line, though.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: cahult on 5 August 2005, 19:18

Did anyone see this guy

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: Zombie98223920 on 20 August 2005, 00:53

Good job Apple, you fucked up another mouse. It doesn't matter, the rabid fans will buy it as long as it has a white plastic shell and the Apple logo on it.

Title: Re: Apple
Post by: hm_murdock on 20 August 2005, 01:52

I messed with one today... the main buttons are... um... wierd? You can't really feel them. The two side buttons are an annoyance, because of the strange low-acceleration of Apple mice and OS X, you have to very often pick up your mouse and move it. It's especially bad when dragging, and you need to keep the button down, but there's no place to hold now that there's side-buttons. I guess they intend for you to us click-lock?

I dunno. Seems like just a regular 2-button scroll mouse might have been a better starting point.