Re: All the mice in the world

In article <1hgvwm9.1ifqosj1w2q8n9N%Lars.Traeger@xxxxxxxx>,
Lars.Traeger@xxxxxxxx (Lars Träger) wrote:

George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <tjKig.18369$EX2.13950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"zara" <zspook@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Will work on windows machines.
About 60% will work on macs.

Any mouse which adheres to the USB "device class" protocols wrt pointing
devices will work out of the box on either a Mac or Windows. If The
mouse will work on Windows and not a Mac, its because the mouse
manufacturer included their own drivers for Windows because their
product does NOT adhere to the USB protocols.

There may be a problem with wireless mice that don't use Bluetooth, but
something proprietary instead.

There are, apparently, one or two wireless mice that are Win only
because they require proprietary drivers only written for Windows. Even
though the transceivers for these mice do connect via USB, they
apparently do not adhere to the pointing device USB protocols.

--
George Graves
The health of our society is a direct result of the men
and women we choose to admire.
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