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Re:Mac OS 9 by II2II on Monday December 05, 2022 @07:41PM (#33874189)
> If anything, modern pointing devices are often less precise.

You're discounting the joys of using a dirty mouse, where the mouse would momentarily stick due to gunked up rollers.

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Re:Mac OS 9 by klodolph on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @05:40PM (#33888142)
I’ve been using old versions of Mac OS, like Mac OS 8, with both new hardware (modern trackpads) and original hardware (ball mice). The ball mice are much more precise than modern trackpads, when you’re clicking on something.
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