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What kind of mouse is this?
Posted by: John_A on 2020-04-16 08:18:52
What is it?

Has anyone tried it?

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Posted by: cheesestraws on 2020-04-16 09:07:46
Think LGR played with a newer (?) version of this back in 2013 (and tried to use it to play Duke Nukem 3D):
Posted by: blusnowkitty on 2020-04-16 09:13:16
Yep, I have the later Felix that LGR reviewed. It's weird, it feels really imprecise and worst of all, at least by that point, it's super cheap and plasticky. I can't speak for the original like you have there, but the second version I wouldn't pay more than $5 shipped for. Both are probably more of a novelty than a pointing device you'd actually want to use.
Posted by: John_A on 2020-04-16 09:26:44
Found an image of the back of the box. Doesn't seem to be a mouse, more like an early, minituarized touch pad. Up to 4000x4000dpi? :-o

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Posted by: blusnowkitty on 2020-04-16 09:39:16
Nah, it's a mouse-like device - the thing in the middle is permanently attached to the device and you moving it around is how you move the cursor. There's nothing touchpad like about it (except that it's awful).
Posted by: cheesestraws on 2020-04-16 09:59:17
Yeah, it's something like an ungainly cross between an analogue joystick, a touchpad and a mouse. Watch the video I linked above, it'll show how it works.
Posted by: Dog Cow on 2020-04-16 11:59:18
That thing is mentioned in the book Upgrading and Repairing Macs.
Posted by: John_A on 2020-04-16 12:02:26
Yeah, it's something like an ungainly cross between an analogue joystick, a touchpad and a mouse. Watch the video I linked above, it'll show how it works.
Aha, now I see it. It's the fingertip version. 1990? System 6? Up to 4 monitors? Was that even possible back then?
Posted by: lisa2 on 2020-04-16 12:34:15
Aha, now I see it. It's the fingertip version. 1990? System 6? Up to 4 monitors? Was that even possible back then?
Absolutely!  The Macintosh II ( 1987 ) supported as many displays at you had slots to put display cards in ( in this case qty. 6 ).
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