[OT] "The Condescending UI" (was: Do we need Win95/98/Me support?)

[Andrew Wiley]

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Nick Sabalausky <a at a.a> wrote:
> "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy at yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:op.v8nbixzyeav7ka at localhost.localdomain...
>>
>> I must rave about the trackpad on the macbook pro.  The interface is so
>> damned good, I hate going back to my linux laptop (which I must do for
>> work).
>>
>
> A good trackpad?!? That seems difficult to believe. Whenever I use a laptop,
> I just grab/carry-around a trackball (or at least a mouse). I can barely use
> those touchpad things, and IBM's "clitmouse" is only a little bit better.
>
>

YES, I'm not the only person alive using a trackball! Thumb-ball,
marble, or one of those giant pool-ball things?