What are we talking about when we say mechanical mouse? One with one of them balls in?
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by robinsonb5 on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @03:16AM
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Yes indeed* - I still use and prefer those to this day: I like the extra weight and slight inertia that comes from the rolling ball. (It's OK, I know I'm a dinosaur!)
(* They're more correctly called opto-mechanical since the movement sensing is done by way of a slotted disc interrupting light beams.)
I was looking at Reddit the other day, on one of those r/flippingamazing type subs, and someone posted a picture of a disassembled mechanical mouse, to show off the wonders of 1900s engineering. I tell you I nearly spat out my false teeth. Had to take a Geritol to calm myself down.