Why ??

[THZDax]

Why do they call Mice on computers Mice ??


Why not hand things or play things were did it come from ??

[Stang]

Cuz of their shape and tail :D

[Aluscia]

Besides, if we called them "hand-things", people might get the WRONG idea about what activity they're used for... Unless you go in for that kind of thing... /me shudders...

[Ambush_Bug]

I might be able to see some under-endowed fellow using a regular mouse (read: one with a ball) for self pleasure...


... but do you think any man alive would admit to being so small that he could use an optical mouse on himself?

No. Way. In. Hell.

;)

[DeLukas]

Answer: Why Not?

[Stormdancer]

LOL!

And you know, I was going to say more, but... no. Nope. Not me.
:gryph5:

[Aluscia]

STORMY!!! COME AROUND MORE, K? I WANNA SEE YOU MORE OFTEN!!!

[XRogue]

OMG!!!Storm's ALIVE!!! How are ya, Stormy?

[XMEN Ashaman DTM]

Well, to be a smart ass...

I would say that he IS alive, and doing well enough to come post on the boards. :)

[THZDax]

I still think hand thingys woulda made a better name. :D

[XRogue]

R U speaking from experience?

[THZDax]

Shhhhhh........

;)

[Ambush_Bug]

Stormy! Man, am I glad to see you alive and posting! Come here more often... there's too many humans around. :D

[Gambit]

STORM-y!
STORM-y!
STORM-y!

(ad infinitum)

(etc)

(and so on)

:)

[DeLukas]

Calm down. It will be four months before you get are reply

[Mythril Gear]

well hold on a second, before we get off topic...
if you could use a mouse to....uh.....you know...... just think of that logitech I-feel thingy. it moves....and it......vibrates.........ummmmm....... methinks someone at logitech (or THZ) has a very perverted mind.

[Aluscia]

I'm only sub-human, is that ok AB?

[Ambush_Bug]

So long as you got something attached that most humans don't (wings, for example), you're in. :)

[Mythril Gear]

Heh. I'm in my own story, and I'm not human either. But I will have to write the story before I say anything....

[THZDax]

Hmm.. Do they really have vibrating mouses ??

That would be COOL for gameing.

[Aluscia]

I'm a succubus, but with Bat-like qualities, like the wings... they are SOOO cool.. :)

[Stormdancer]

*four months later*

I hear ya, Bug! :gryph1:

Ever since we swapped out to this verdammt vBoard, and away from the ezBoard, it threw off my surfing! :gryph4: Oh well, I'll stick it back in my favorites.

Can you tell I love the little gryphon emoticons?
:gryph3: especially... pity you can't write out 'censored' in text that small... LOL
Hmm. Need an animated gryphon laughing. :>

Still looking into getting that satellite link... even if the ping is poor, at least it should stay within an order of magnitude. I try hopping on a T2 server every now and then... and still go from about 300 to about 3,000, at random. Bah.

Oh, and speaking of hand-thingies (ahem)... I luv my Intellimouse Explorer. There. Obligatory on-topic content. :p

[XRogue]

:lol

[Ghryphen]

:gryph0:

[Stormdancer]

:gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0: :gryph0:

:gryph17: :gryph22: :gryph6: :gryph3:

[XRogue]

I knew he'd be around to use those gryphon emoticons. Who could resist? :lol :2lol:

[Stormdancer]

You just wait until I get home, and start playing with Photoshop. Bwhaahahaahahaaa! :gryph0:

[Aluscia]

I'm scared... really really scared.... :gryph20: :gryph20: :gryph20: :gryph20: :gryph20: :gryph20: :gryph11: :gryph11: :gryph7: :gryph7: :gryph7:

[Gambit]

Dax, yes, they really have vibrating mice. Mostly Logitech making them right now, and they cost $10 more than the corresponding non-vibrating model. It's not a constant vibration or anything, either - apparantly the API is really flexible and they can program waveforms into it, just like some sound processors. So you can have a sharp jerk, or fast vibes, or slow vibes, or strong or soft vibes and everything in between. Depends on the game, of course. A little like a dual-shock PS controller, but more flexible.

I have one of these Logitech iFeel rodents. (I was curious.) Almost every game that supports it has a different effect for each weapon firing, of course, but with some games I can feel my footsteps, and it varies depending on the surface I'm walking on or if I start to slide. I can feel jetpacks in Tribes. I can feel taking a weapon hit in Tribes, vehicles, and using inv stations. I'd like to see a particular vibration used when you're being pinged by someone's pulse sensor, or having a missile lock on you. It'd be kind of a cheat, but neat if the mouse would twitch when your crosshair moved over a valid target.

All in all, it's interesting but not necessary. I'm not even sure if I'd miss it if it were gone. I do think it's a cool concept. And for $10 more, what the heck.

[Stormdancer]

Originally posted by Gambit
I have one of these Logitech iFeel rodents. (I was curious.)


It's alright Gambit, nothing to be ashamed of. Lots of guys are curious about *ahem* 'alternative input devices'. It's good to experiment. Really.

I mean, heck... I had a fling with a Space Orb for a few months, a few years back. Just be careful to wear protection! :P

EDIT: http://windblossom.com/gryphon/images/gryphongryph.gif

[Aluscia]

ROFL!!! :lol My fears were warranted... Stormy's already corrupting our gryphons...

[XRogue]

What didja expect, Laur? :lol

And Stormy, Gambit does not need alternative input devices. That's why he hired me. :D

[Stormdancer]

Mwhahahaha.

We're BORN that way. ;p

Just wait 'till I animate it. :p

[XRogue]

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EEEEEPPP!!!! You WOULDN'T.











































Would he?

[Ghryphen]

He would.....and if he doesnt :evil

[Aluscia]

I'm scared... hold me, Rogue...

[XRogue]

:shifty :hmm Hang on honey, gotta keep an eye on those gryphons.

[DeLukas]

They are multiplying! AHHH!