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Foggy said:
I have the MX1000 as well and it is absolutely superb.
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I am a sucker for Logitech mouse. I have 2 MX1000, 1 MX900 BT, 1 MX Revolution, VX Revolution, VS200, V270 BT, MX510 (corded), and other mice (such as Mighty Mouse BT, and MM Wired, and others). I am always in search of most comfortable mouse. So far, MX1000 has been a winner for me. VX and MX Revolution are not as good as MX1000 based on my user experience. But, they work excellent with Windows PC.
 
Total overkill:

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PowerBook G4 17" 1Ghz
1 GB RAM
100 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Mac OS... 7.6.1? :D
 
dpaanlka said:
Total overkill:
Mac OS... 7.6.1? :D
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I'm not gonna lie. That's the coolest thing ever. I'd been thinking of bringing my Duo 210 around to meetings and class and whatnot, just for the shock value of using that old of a laptop, but running Sys 7 on a G4... such a cooler idea. Nice.
 
Benjamindaines said:
I bet it doesn't, unless you mean hell in a horribly slow way.
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I'm not sure what he meant, or how he would arrive at that conclusion, but it does feel pretty slow since System 7 has no graphics acceleration, not even 2D, running on the PowerBook G4. However, processing tasks is extremely fast, of course.
 
Adding a familiar desktop picture certainly makes it feel a little more modern...

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Sometimes I wish OS X had smaller form-factor GUI... look how huge a 1440 x 900 screen looks! Yikes!
 
FadeToBlack said:
I guess I'm gonna be the first to ask - how did you get System 7 running on your PowerBook G4? I didn't even think that was possible.
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It isn't, it's Basilisk II, which of last release, finally seems stable, and has a nice full-screen feature. It emulates a 68040 processor. It's nice to have as it allows me to do some (only some, because no PowerPC) work on my web site (signature) while I'm away at school and don't have room for real System 7 machines on my desk.
 
dpaanlka said:
It isn't, it's Basilisk II, which of last release, finally seems stable, and has a nice full-screen feature. It emulates a 68040 processor. It's nice to have as it allows me to do some (only some, because no PowerPC) work on my web site (signature) while I'm away at school and don't have room for real System 7 machines on my desk.
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Ah, cool. I didn't even think about emulators.
 
nukiduz said:
I have the MX1000 too and it's nice but i really don't like the cradle. Is there any way to make it run without the usb receiver?
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I have an MX700 at the moment and it took me like 10 frustrating minutes to get the damn thing charging on it's base every time because it's so crappy so I use those Rayovac 15 minute rechargeable batteries because I have a million of those and rotate them in my mouse. There isn't a way to use the MX1000 via bluetooth or without the USB base.
 
Clydefrog said:
me 3, ive used it so much the logitech symbol has worn off the top, and also the textured black stuff for your thumb has worn off, its shiny were my thumb is.
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Logitech logo is gone on mine too, think it looks better all grey to be honest :)

As for the thumb part, sure its not oil from your finger? I've got 2 thats well over a year old and aren't shiney, they are kind of rubber based. Only time it gets shiney is from the oil of my thumb which starts to feel greasy, hate that. So I wipe it with a cloth and its matte and grippy again.

The MX-Laser sticker is starting to wear now too, but thats no biggie. Love the mouse though, best ever. I sometimes switch between the MX1000 and MX Revolution.
As long as the grey paint never wears off I'll be more than happy. As the silver on the MX700 had worn through to the white plastic and made it look tacky. Hated that, it still works though. 3-4 years old now and is a good mouse but really hated seeing the right click area where the paint was worn.

Found something interesting http://www.cordless-club.com/DesignAward/gallery/

http://www.forum-hardtecs4u.com/yabbse/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=39518

http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5355

This is cute, TV in your mouse :p http://www.metku.net/index.html?path=mods/loginoki/index_eng6

Some of these paint jobs are real nice! Love the metalic red.

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Nice collection, YS2003. I too try out a lot of mice (although I don't buy quite that many :D ) because I'm really picky. I've used every mouse you have there (and owned several of them) except the Revolution ones; I love the MX1000, but now I am using the Logitech S530 wireless desktop for Mac. The mouse has a similar feel to the MX1000, and the same tracking, but I do wish it had just one more button -- I used the middle thumb button for Expose on the MX1000, now I use the forward thumb button on the S530 mouse.

One thing about the S530 -- when I bought it, I thought that having the volume/mute buttons on the mouse itself was just about the dumbest idea ever. Now I use them so much, more than the controls on the keyboard! It's kind of like how I thought steering wheel radio controls were really stupid (because come on, the radio is like right there) until I owned a car with them, and now I find them indispensable.
 
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