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Yes, that's interesting recollection, now that I think of it the late 90s seems like a period of considerable experimentation with user input, e.g. the Microsof
by tacostakohashi 9y ago
Yes, that's interesting recollection, now that I think of it the late 90s seems like a period of considerable experimentation with user input, e.g. the Microsoft Natural keyboards were somewhat popular, various trackball mice even for desktops, 2/3 button mice with various buttons on the side, trackwheels (lots more combinations that these days), wacom tablets, etc. I guess this stuff is still available, but much more niche now.
I wonder what happened? Maybe since computers are cheaper, more ubiquitous and people might use several (home, work, laptop), it's much less practical to use an exotic setup these days?
- hfdgiutdryg 9y agoDon't forget FingerWorks, which made the first consumer, multitouch track pad. Sadly, Apple bought them and they disappeared from the PC market.
- Symbiote 9y agoEven just finding a mouse with extra buttons is difficult nowadays. My Logitech with side buttons finally wore out, and the only symmetrical standard mouse with five buttons was a Razer gaming mouse. I bought it, but I feel a bit silly with it on my desk at work.
- SimbaOnSteroids 9y agoGaming mouse, razer naga and naga hex have plenty of extra buttons. 15 and 6 respectively.
- def_true_false 9y agoI think the keyword they use is ambidextrous. E.g. Zowie makes some decent ones that look fairly normal.
- gbrayut 9y agoI switched from Logitech to Roccata few years ago. The Type mouse has worked pretty well for me, with 14 programmable buttons https://www.roccat.org/en-US/Products/Gaming-Mice/Tyon/ https://www.roccat.org/en-US/Products/Gaming-Mice/Tyon/
- zamber 9y agoYou should see the look on people's faces when they realize my SteelSeries Sensei has a small LCD on the bottom - https://steelseries.com/gaming-mice/sensei https://steelseries.com/gaming-mice/sensei Bought it because you can do simple macros for buttons which are stored on-device. Also allows for mode switching with rotating profiles that are differentiated by LED color. If you're on a budget and don't care about on-device macros or looks then there are branded variants, like the Guild Wars 2 one when I initially tried it out and now there's a CoD one. The downside is that the branding paint job wears out with use. Especially problematic on the white GW2 one I had (yellowing under fingers). Don't try to clean it with IPA (rubbing) alcohol though, it dissolves the matte sides and the paint job (learned from experience). https://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Call-Black-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B009OYUFMG https://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Call-Black-Gaming-Mouse/d...