Mouse dongle
They have the same size and work mostly the same but the older one – ThinkPad model (0A36193) – had more responsive third button (the one under the wheel) – the Lenovo (0A36188) kinda needed real strength to press it – that was its downside. One of my older/earlier mouse models that I used were quite ‘identical’ mouse models Lenovo Wireless USB Mouse (0A36188) and ThinkPad Wireless USB Mouse (0A36193) – both made by Lenovo for the record. Unfortunately the AMIGA A600 was not supported ? Lenovo and ThinkPad Twins That was an AT&T Unix System V Release 4 developed as alternative to default AmigaOS but you needed Amiga A3000UX hardware for that. It was possible to run AMIGA UNIX (also known as Amix) on AMIGA hardware. When I used it or played Cannon Fodder it felt more then up to the task but using only two buttons mouse (without any scroll and third button) in 2021 feels almost impossible for me. The first mouse device that I used was the oldschool AMIGA ‘Tank’ Mouse which I used alongside my first computer – AMIGA A600. Maybe on a macOS UNIX but definitely not on FreeBSD UNIX ? AMIGA ‘Tank’ Mouse
#Mouse dongle Bluetooth
I do not have anything against it when it comes as an additional possibility like with the Logitech M720 Triathlon mouse – its even nice that way – but I would not use mouse that the only possible way to connect/operate is by Bluetooth protocol. While Bluetooth is widely used on most mobile phones/tables and even cars now I do not find it desired as the only protocol for the mouse. This makes mouse on UNIX more useful – definitely bigger then in other systems. But the PRIMARY buffer did not changed during that operation so you can also paste the other text you had in your PRIMARY buffer from the earlier + operation. You may now paste that with pressing the third/middle mouse button.
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After releasing the left mouse button (and finishing the selection) you have that text stored in your SECONDARY buffer. The other one is used when you just SELECT the text. One is used when you use Copy/ Paste options from menus and/or keyboard shortcuts like + and + ones.
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There is PRIMARY and SECONDARY buffers in X11 for mouse. I will not bore you with all the technical specifications of these devices – you can check them on your own.īesides – UNIX has two copy/paste buffers instead of just one like in most systems. This ‘shootout’ will definitely be subjective as it will be limited only to mice that I own(ed).
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In the end its close to impossible to edit images in GIMP without mouse for example. While most hardcore UNIX users prefer keyboard shortcuts over anything else – and I often align with that view – I really do appreciate good mouse on my UNIX system.