when's the last time u used a ball mouse?

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it's been awhile for both, probably a couple of years ago in a public terminal.

i have not owned a ball mouse in almost a decade and a CRT in almost half a decade.
 

imported_Imp

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CRT just a month or two back in the computer lab; they still haven't replaced the monitors with LCDs. I wouldn't worry though, the school is probably getting a $50 million donation some time soon and they'll be loaded up.

Ball mouse probably last summer working IT. I jumped around some stations and some still had really old/special mice.
 

SpunkyJones

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I have one ball mouse left that is being used on my linux box. I'll keep it till it doesn't work anymore, no reason to replace it. Can't remember the last time I used a CRT, whether at work or home.
 

Baked

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There are a couple CRTs at work, but I don't touch them unless I have to deal w/ the special programs on the computers they're connected to.

I use a ball mouse everyday, a trackball mouse that is. I :heart: Logitech trackballs.
 

olds

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I use a track ball mouse everyday. I use a CRT monitor at work.
 

coldmeat

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I'm using a ball mouse right now on my parents' computer and they just got a LCDa month of two ago. I've never owned either.
 

Anubis

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4 min ago when i was in the lab

we still have computers that run...... DOS 1.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

So

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Originally posted by: Anubis
4 min ago when i was in the lab

we still have computers that run...... DOS 1.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MSDOS 1.0 or PCDOS 1.0?
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: Anubis
4 min ago when i was in the lab

we still have computers that run...... DOS 1.0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MSDOS 1.0 or PCDOS 1.0?

honestly i dont know id have to go check, machines are fom the early to mid 80s
 

jonks

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I play with mice balls every now and then. They don't seem to like it much.
 

Ramma2

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I have a ball trackball... that uses a ball AND optical technology.

Now watcha gonna do?
 

40Hands

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My home comp still has my NEC/Mitsubishi DiamondTron aperture grill CRT. Still going strong.

Work server console has a ball mouse.