Re: Microsoft?

[neisel@intergate.bc.ca (Nelson Eisel)]

nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

>In article <5e8g3g$30u$1@carrera.intergate.bc.ca>,
>Nelson Eisel <neisel@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:
>>The game-pad is also called Sidewinder.  The equipment is good quality
>>(I use a Natural Keyboard and Sidewinder 3D Pro), it feels very solid.
>>I've also never seen an MS Mouse break down, while it seems that a
>>Zoltrix/Logitech/generic mouse breaks down every other day at school.

>   Pfft. I detest the shape of that MS mouse-- it fits my hand like a
>left glove-- and I'm right handed. It may be perfectly shaped for
>someone like Bill Gates, but it's the wrong shape for me. My Logitech
>MouseMan at home feels great, and has not given me any problems in
>over a year and a half of ownership.

I should have pointed out that many of the mice at school are several
years old.  Meanwhile, the mice on the Mac Pluses in the music lab are
the mice included with the machine itself, and there've been no
problems with those...

>   I also rather much hate all forms of 'natural' keyboards, MS or
>not. When mousing with my right hand, I may be typing with my left,
>and I want all the keys to be in nice straight rows. Computer parts
>are not to get in my way if I'm to use them.

And you're perfectly welcome to hate it as much as you want.  Just
like I can hate math courses, certain types of music, and the new
sensationalistic Star Trek episodes.

I like Microsoft's hardware accessories.  Their software, on the other
hand...

--Nelson Eisel