Ode to a Mouse ! (Trust Ami Mouse Mono Scroll)

Member Name: auldmac

Product:	Trust Ami Mouse Mono Scroll
Date:	18/02/01 (191 review reads)
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Advantages: Lets you have both hands free.

Disadvantages: None !

Guess what I'm holding in my hand, yes - it’s a scrolling - mouse !

I recently purchased this wee ‘scrolling’ mouse and I think so much of it, I decided to do an opinion on it !

If you have already got a ‘scrolling’ mouse then - still read on, as you may not be aware of all of its capabilities.

Recently, the college I attend installed scrolling mice as standard on all computers, and they proved to be very popular.
So popular, in fact, that a few of the mice grew 'legs' and ‘walked’ out of the building !

Anyway, to get to the point - I started using the scrolling wheel more and more while in college, and found myself trying to scroll up and down pages while using my non scrolling mouse at home !

It was then I decided to buy my own 'scroll' mouse. I subsequently did many comparisons on price and functions and quality of many scrolling mice, and the ‘winner’ was the Amimouse Mono Scroll, made by the reputable ‘Trust’ Company.

Ok, so what’s the big deal, I hear you cry - what’s so special about a scrolling mouse ?
Right, - with the scroll mouse you can turn the wheel situated between the mouse buttons and scroll up and down your net pages easily, but- that’s not all.

You might not be aware of the function, whereby, if you place the cursor on a ‘blank’ part of your screen, then click the scroll wheel down - once on the screen, you will see a wee circle appear, on the page, which has an ‘up’ and a ‘down’ arrow inside the circle !

Then, all you do is drag the mouse towards you, and the page will slowly scroll automatically, allowing you to have both hands free !

I recently read a very long, and may I say, excellent opinion by the trusted friend ‘kenjohn’ titled ‘ To Hell and Back’ ! This opinion took a solid thirty minute
s to read ! but, as I had set my mouse to ‘automatic’ scroll, using the above described method, - I was able to read the opinion and have both hands free to have my dinner as well !

Right - this is probably going to cost us a fortune, I hear you shout.

Wrong - This wee treasure only costs £6.99 and is readily available from the ‘Index’ Catalogue and all of the ‘Index’ shops.

The mouse itself is fitted with a PS2 connection, but there is an adapter supplied with the mouse which you simply plug into, thereby making it into a ‘serial’ connection which is Microsoft and Mouse Systems compatible.
The mouse is also covered by a 2 years direct ‘in store’ replacement warranty, and comes with a software installation floppy disk and user manual. In addition, you can also obtain any updated mouse drivers from the Trust website at :
http://www.trust.com

It only leaves one wee problem - my ‘old’ non scrolling mouse is now redundant, and sits quietly forlorn and unwanted on the shelf - no doubt wondering why it is abandoned and ignored, after so many years of loyal and trusted service .

I am sure I can hear it squeaking quietly during the night, or - maybe we have got some wee unwanted intruders :-)

auldmac

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