LGR Oddware - ProHance Power Mouse 100

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  • Опубликовано: 4 янв 2025

Комментарии • 1,6 тыс.

  • @RealSnarb
    @RealSnarb 8 лет назад +1569

    Of course it squeaks, it's a mouse.

    • @honeyOTU_
      @honeyOTU_ 8 лет назад +29

      Dayne Close underrated joke

    • @GhostGlitch.
      @GhostGlitch. 6 лет назад +12

      Dayne Close that made me laugh harder than it shouldve

    • @tomyyoung2624
      @tomyyoung2624 5 лет назад +1

      Say yes to keyboard!

    • @CecilyCampbell
      @CecilyCampbell 5 лет назад +3

      A n d y e s , i t d o e s s q u e a k .

    • @CecilyCampbell
      @CecilyCampbell 5 лет назад +4

      It also makes this horrible noise when you go against the edges of the tables.

  • @The8BitGuy
    @The8BitGuy 8 лет назад +813

    I think the last statement about it sums it up pretty well, "It's boring."

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +187

      Easily the worst thing that could be said about oddware, in my eyes. Usually these things are at least some kind of silly fun, but this one just... ugh!

    • @sayedmamdouh
      @sayedmamdouh 6 лет назад +12

      but how does it do well In games like cs:go or doom? Try to play doom without a keyboard

    • @ghostunix731
      @ghostunix731 6 лет назад +2

      The 8-Bit Guy It's an existing way to ruin your component management and save your favorite error message.

    • @paco4756
      @paco4756 6 лет назад +1

      @@TheGamingScout_ and you're giving up having a scroll wheel.

    • @jonasgrill1155
      @jonasgrill1155 6 лет назад +1

      8-Bit Guy!

  • @zman1508
    @zman1508 8 лет назад +1224

    I love that so many companies never seemed to have a person who asked why?

    • @FinalBaton
      @FinalBaton 8 лет назад +106

      An exec with a VISION

    • @Caledon91
      @Caledon91 8 лет назад +104

      Asking "why" is a roadblock for innovation.

    • @kilrahvp
      @kilrahvp 8 лет назад +18

      Why innovate? :P

    • @CheapSushi
      @CheapSushi 8 лет назад +7

      Why not?

    • @RocMegamanX
      @RocMegamanX 8 лет назад +16

      This reminds me of that line from Portal. Cave Johnson, was it?

  • @PinkShades
    @PinkShades 5 лет назад +129

    "Handicapped people, construction people, and... Steppenwolf!" Hahaha!

    • @timothy790110
      @timothy790110 4 года назад +8

      Pink Shades the triumvirate of users whom couldn't use a normal mouse before.

    • @weismeister121
      @weismeister121 3 года назад +3

      Probably because you have to be...BORN TO BE WILD...to use that mouse

  • @LazerLord10
    @LazerLord10 7 лет назад +211

    I could actually see something like that be useful for a CNC machine interface. No need to clear a spot for a keyboard, I guess.

    • @JessicaFEREM
      @JessicaFEREM 3 года назад +10

      You can get modern versions of these where it's just a numpad below the mouse

    • @null7328
      @null7328 3 года назад +6

      Agreed, as a CNC machinist I could use it, but it’s only useful for programming and older machines with a SATA serial interface which new machines don’t usually have anymore because programs are sent over Via WiFi or USB

    • @Altair4611
      @Altair4611 3 года назад +1

      Touchscreen keyboard

    • @oh-not-the-bees7872
      @oh-not-the-bees7872 3 года назад +1

      Still so niche

    • @dustinlawson5882
      @dustinlawson5882 3 года назад +3

      Why do you need all that on a mouse just to play command and conquer?😉

  • @TheSonicsean
    @TheSonicsean 8 лет назад +1060

    Oh god I just realized there are people on RUclips that have never used a ball mouse.
    I'm so old.

    • @Vincent-jp9iv
      @Vincent-jp9iv 8 лет назад +51

      Don't worry, I still use one.

    • @christopherscharf8185
      @christopherscharf8185 8 лет назад +20

      TheSonicsean : So this is the ancestral mouse type

    • @cacomeat7385
      @cacomeat7385 7 лет назад +25

      TheSonicsean haven't used one in about 6 years. I'm not even old at all (16), I had a ball mouse many years ago and the last one I had broke.
      Of course now I have my fancy Razer Death adder mouse so that's that, upgraded to that from a Dell ball mouse years ago lmao

    • @8ball372
      @8ball372 7 лет назад +1

      I havent

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 7 лет назад +16

      i hated those things even in the 90's.

  • @ToddSAFM
    @ToddSAFM 7 лет назад +23

    I used to work in CAD drafting, and it was an amazing help when I upgraded from a standard mouse to a Logitech MX800 with its mappable extra buttons. But that mouse was both ergonomic, and supported with great drivers. All the same, someone had to pioneer the idea. Hats off to Power Mouse for failingly plowing the ground for others to follow and improve.

  • @zh84
    @zh84 8 лет назад +68

    This was particularly well presented, with the inset shot of the "mouse" so that we can see what you're trying to do with it. Thank you.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +16

      Glad you enjoyed!

  • @davidhildreth
    @davidhildreth 8 лет назад +55

    @6:00 I understand why you think it shouldn't cost $100 more than the regular version, but never underestimate how little some people care about spending their company's money. I bet they sold a bunch of these to engineering firms and such.

  • @AdhamOhm
    @AdhamOhm 6 лет назад +225

    2018 PC Gamer: "My gaming mouse has 14 buttons on it!"
    ProHance company: "Hold my beer."

    • @masonsparkle
      @masonsparkle 2 года назад +1

      Harmonix: Hold my Rock Band 3 PRO Controller

    • @V1VISECT6
      @V1VISECT6 Год назад +1

      @@masonsparkle Roland: Holy my Guitar Synth.

  • @SuperFunkmachine
    @SuperFunkmachine 8 лет назад +332

    That what happens when a tv remote get too close to your mouse.

    • @deer5319
      @deer5319 8 лет назад +53

      SuperFunkmachine and gets a little...kinky

    • @tomyyoung2624
      @tomyyoung2624 5 лет назад +2

      Yes-mouse-drivers

    • @Kawka1122
      @Kawka1122 5 лет назад +1

      @John Human with exit button?

    • @webgpu
      @webgpu 2 года назад

      that comment was ingenious.

  • @antonydandrea
    @antonydandrea 8 лет назад +48

    Notice how it crosses out keyboards completely, implying that it's to be substituted, but right underneath it says "perfect keyboard add on!" make your minds up!

  • @madmax2069
    @madmax2069 8 лет назад +1235

    slap some "cool" colors on that thing and you'll have a modern gaming mouse.

    • @MaddTheSane
      @MaddTheSane 8 лет назад +45

      But does the Power Mouse have better drivers?

    • @md_vandenberg
      @md_vandenberg 8 лет назад +45

      Madd, if an enterprising person wanted to, they could write all new drivers for it.
      Now if we could find someone crazy enough to do it...

    • @MaddTheSane
      @MaddTheSane 8 лет назад +2

      @Matthew, fair enough.

    • @Lovebird_music
      @Lovebird_music 8 лет назад +3

      madmax2069 just look up razer naga

    • @MDPToaster
      @MDPToaster 8 лет назад +71

      madmax2069
      Paint it black, cut some plastic off to give it a more angular look, put some lights on it, and then triple the original price.

  • @VicodinElmo
    @VicodinElmo 8 лет назад +176

    $295 in 1990!!!! Eye-watering...

    • @Karma20XX
      @Karma20XX 8 лет назад +1

      Right?!

    • @tomyyoung2624
      @tomyyoung2624 5 лет назад

      but YES!

    • @nandobarreto2
      @nandobarreto2 5 лет назад +14

      in 1992 my father bought a PC 386 dx40 with 2MB ram, 127 MB HDD, 5 1/4" and 3 1/2", with NO mouse for USD 2500. Computers that time was very expensive!

    • @hakont.4960
      @hakont.4960 5 лет назад +17

      @@nandobarreto2 Most people don't seem to realise just how cheap computer hardware is these days.

    • @dbranconnier1977
      @dbranconnier1977 4 года назад +1

      I remember buying a Tandy serial mouse (with a ball) from Radio Shack and paying $75 dollars for it, back in 1989. I think I also paid $20 for a package of five 3 1/2" 720k diskettes. Things were expensive back then.

  • @JosephCoco
    @JosephCoco 8 лет назад +237

    This was obviously designed to be used with emacs. It's the only software equally clumbersome.

    • @pmarintube
      @pmarintube 8 лет назад +4

      In the 80's was very common to plot templates for the dititalizer and binding to AutoLisp macros. It looked very similar to an icon tool box. (look for "autocad digitizer template" in google.)

    • @austoful
      @austoful 8 лет назад +8

      Joseph Coco I wonder if gentoo has compatable drivers for this.

    • @RussellTeapot
      @RussellTeapot 8 лет назад +5

      OH-HO shots fired! Do I smell a Vim user here?

    • @JosephCoco
      @JosephCoco 8 лет назад +3

      Indeed, but I've only done a bit of CommonLISP programming. I imagine if I did more I may be an emacsvangelist.

    • @Pendleton115
      @Pendleton115 8 лет назад +6

      Joseph Coco I'm disappointed... I was exited because I thought I'd met another vintage Apple Fan... But nah... I don't think anyone's a fan of Apples eMacs...

  • @kuraiwolf4047
    @kuraiwolf4047 4 года назад +35

    "clumbersome" should be a new word. For when something is both clumsy AND cumbersome.

    • @MrJC1
      @MrJC1 3 года назад +4

      Im keeping it.

    • @otakuribo
      @otakuribo 3 года назад +2

      Clumby and clumbersome entered my lexicon from this video and I have and do use them in conversation

  • @Billiamiscool
    @Billiamiscool 8 лет назад +141

    I love how LGR reviews this as if people are going to use it for its intended purpose. The only use that mouse is going to see is Twitch streamers doing one of those weird challenges like soloing a Destiny raid with a dance pad

    • @jace_Henderson
      @jace_Henderson 5 лет назад +4

      I would do “Ball mouse vs Microwave”

    • @chrisakaschulbus4903
      @chrisakaschulbus4903 4 года назад +9

      half life 2 on guitar hero controller is still the best :D

    • @Liamthewaldo
      @Liamthewaldo 4 года назад +1

      This mouse would be awesome for flight Sims

    • @marcusborderlands6177
      @marcusborderlands6177 3 года назад +1

      @@chrisakaschulbus4903 if you wanna see something cool check out lobosjr's dark souls on an actual guitar. It's awesome.

    • @yolobathsalts
      @yolobathsalts 3 года назад +4

      @@marcusborderlands6177 dark souls on donkey Kong bongos would like to know your location

  • @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli
    @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli 8 лет назад +9

    I like how it has entire manual sections and articles in the box basically trying to prevent buyer's remorse or to keep you from returning it. Because most hardware doesn't have to tell you how great it is and who uses it *after* you've already bought it.

  • @HtBCutman
    @HtBCutman 8 лет назад +37

    Wonder if Kirk MacKenzie is gonna reply to this review telling LGR he too missed the whole point.

  • @Marconius6
    @Marconius6 5 лет назад +22

    Man, you remember when optical mice were the new thing?
    I actually recall hating them at first, they were way too erratic, especially without a mousepad.

  • @SuperFromND
    @SuperFromND 8 лет назад +603

    Powermouse sounds like some kind of 80s arcade game.

  • @a.j8307
    @a.j8307 8 лет назад +5

    I love the "mouse cam" and the chill Jazz music in this vid. Clint is the only guy who could make a video like this entertaining.

  • @Ojisan642
    @Ojisan642 8 лет назад +58

    I want to know why a sports supply store in London does their accounting in US Dollars, according to Lotus.

    • @logarithmmm
      @logarithmmm 4 года назад +1

      if I had to hazard a guess, it'd be because they were the #1 source for Gridiron lemonballs

  • @isgodreal1337
    @isgodreal1337 6 лет назад +15

    ProHance guy: Hey girl
    Girl: What you want freak?
    ProHance guy: You know the mouses that Steppenwolf uses? I made it.
    Girl: im wet

    • @thearousedeunuch
      @thearousedeunuch 5 лет назад +1

      ProHance guy: *Dries her up quickly by talking for 45 minutes about how great this mouse is*

  • @MotionRideVideos
    @MotionRideVideos 8 лет назад +35

    0:00 I can hear the Geiger counter sound. :) Radiation level is strong in this one! :)

  • @PenguinDT
    @PenguinDT 8 лет назад +40

    Next time someone complains my classic Logitech 2-button mouse 'doesn't have enough buttons', I'll forward them here :D

    • @plasmaoctopus1728
      @plasmaoctopus1728 7 лет назад +12

      I would feel a little sorry if you didn't have a scroll whell on your mouse though. (I'm actually secretly hoping you send me a link to a mouse with multiple scroll wheels lol)

    • @SonicSP
      @SonicSP 6 лет назад +2

      Penguin DT Actually that’s a common complaint I have. I haven’t used a traditional two button mouse for a very long time. I always buy the Logitech one with at least two more buttons and left scroll and right scrolls.
      And that’s not even for my desktop, that one is the Logitech Gaming one with the 16 plus buttons or so.

  • @VigoVonHomburgDeutchendorf
    @VigoVonHomburgDeutchendorf 8 лет назад +120

    Nintendo had PowerGlove, we, PC users, had PowerMouse :)

    • @MaxonerousX
      @MaxonerousX 8 лет назад +7

      DarkBolo It's so bad

    • @gauze_
      @gauze_ 5 лет назад +8

      and both failed. like father like son

    • @apoletestry3766
      @apoletestry3766 5 лет назад +1

      they have something in common . . . there both terrible. (dosen't work well AT AALLL).

    • @mr.dynamite1
      @mr.dynamite1 9 месяцев назад

      I just picture a mouse jacked up on steroids, maybe a menacing glare that told you it was alright

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 8 лет назад +225

    Man, that mouse was rippin some sick farts in that intro.

  • @21Trainman
    @21Trainman 4 года назад +15

    Actually, I could see this being pretty useful for modern CAD. I’d like to see how it affects my workflow, since I take my hand off the mouse specifically to use the basic shape functions and type in numbers most of the time.

    • @millie9814
      @millie9814 2 года назад

      Maybe they should have marketed for specific jobs

  • @nokiot9
    @nokiot9 8 лет назад +5

    Man I love this series. You have some of the most obscure and random bits and bobs from EVERYTHING computer. This mouse is like a precursor to a gaming mouse or a hot key remote. That sound tho 😂

  • @vwestlife
    @vwestlife 8 лет назад +144

    Everybody look at your Hance
    We can dance, we can dance
    Everybody's taking the chance
    Safety dance
    Oh well, the safety dance
    Ah yes, the safety dance

    • @adidaman1234
      @adidaman1234 8 лет назад +5

      VWestlife if you and LGR had a baby they would rule the world of old tech review videos

    • @freezeblad
      @freezeblad 8 лет назад

      Adam Panitch true

    • @nicet-girl1861
      @nicet-girl1861 6 лет назад

      VWestlife. I love the safety dance

  • @twoboxtoofurious
    @twoboxtoofurious 6 лет назад +2

    Why is your channel so addictive!?
    I think what gives me a kick about all this old technology, is that it makes me feel great about my modern PC with thousands of time more VRAM, RAM and clock speeds.

  • @cleanycloth
    @cleanycloth 8 лет назад +24

    7:25 That editing...simply gorgeous

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +9

      Thank you :)

  • @einokeskitalo3217
    @einokeskitalo3217 5 лет назад +2

    I'm very impressed how you have all this vintage productivity software to properly demonstrate the product under scrutiny for its intended usage. Very interesting and strangely satisfying to watch! Also as a fellow owner of a similarly yellowed 425, always love seeing it in action!

  • @thomaspatton1991
    @thomaspatton1991 8 лет назад +17

    I swear, I would buy a Blu-Ray of just Oddware episodes.

  • @shadowhamster6054
    @shadowhamster6054 8 лет назад +1

    That compaq alone amazes me to no end. Simply amazing and how did I not know about this channel until yesterday? Well done sir.

  • @misterprickly
    @misterprickly 8 лет назад +26

    Soooo... It's a mouse for programs that didn't have mouse support?
    I could see it having it's uses but not for $295!

  • @RonJohn63
    @RonJohn63 7 лет назад +9

    10:51 Obviously you've never been a spreadsheet jockey. It was a huge boon to be able to keep your right hand on the mouse instead of bouncing back and forth between it and the keyboard.

  • @GuyIncDE
    @GuyIncDE 8 лет назад +8

    FUCK that shirt is sexy.. i kinda miss the
    "C:\>
    C:\DOS\RUN>
    RUN DOS RUN"
    joke though..

  • @shukterhousejive
    @shukterhousejive 8 лет назад +209

    I love the Power Mouse. It's so bad!

    • @tommytwotacos8106
      @tommytwotacos8106 8 лет назад +23

      go back to the 80's, Lucas.

    • @xebek
      @xebek 7 лет назад +1

      Shukterhouse Jive Yeah? Play Rad Racer with it, then we'll talk.

    • @quadripedman
      @quadripedman 7 лет назад

      Non-mouse drivers!!!

    • @Spagooblio
      @Spagooblio 7 лет назад

      Dat reference lol.
      If it's a console gaming peripheral instead, he'd be fucking mad when reviewing it.

    • @JanoyCresvaZero
      @JanoyCresvaZero 4 года назад

      Hi fellow retsufan!

  • @indeimaus
    @indeimaus 8 лет назад +354

    powermaus is what my girlfriend calls me ;-)
    ...I'm so lonely

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +98

      Ha! ;)
      :(

    • @georgewalker7913
      @georgewalker7913 7 лет назад +3

      A verified commenter with only two responses? What has this site come to? Where are your fans?!

    • @ryanm3429
      @ryanm3429 7 лет назад +14

      George Walker shhh he’s lonely

    • @woolfieMcP
      @woolfieMcP 6 лет назад +1

      Gimme a hug, brotha

    • @adamszuszkiewicz1709
      @adamszuszkiewicz1709 6 лет назад +1

      Oof

  • @TyphoidBryan
    @TyphoidBryan 8 лет назад +5

    That is a beautiful sweat gunk trap. Use it everyday and see which buttons get stuck first!

  • @Sannidor
    @Sannidor 8 лет назад +21

    I need this, best MMO mouse ever

  • @kingcobrajfssepaboosterclub
    @kingcobrajfssepaboosterclub 5 лет назад +9

    Imagine being new on the Steppenwolf road crew and someone hands you this mouse to use lmao

  • @chrisrobinson82
    @chrisrobinson82 8 лет назад +4

    Cool....You reviewed this interesting piece quicker than I thought you would. Great to see that you do indeed review things that People send in to you. Another Gold Star will still watch future videos 10/10

  • @kingcrimson1631
    @kingcrimson1631 3 года назад +1

    This is the first time I've witnessed Clint raging, I'm here for it

  • @chadbarrett3545
    @chadbarrett3545 8 лет назад +51

    40 buttons? I thought gaming mouses had too many.

    • @slipknotboy555
      @slipknotboy555 8 лет назад +4

      Chad Barrett I know, right? I look at modern gaming mice like "why!?" but this takes it even further

    • @PuffyRainbowCloud
      @PuffyRainbowCloud 8 лет назад +11

      Pardon me, but the plural of "mouse" is "mice" c:

    • @slipknotboy555
      @slipknotboy555 8 лет назад +1

      PuffyRainbowCloud Heh, good catch, I didn't even realize they said that

    • @chadbarrett3545
      @chadbarrett3545 8 лет назад +3

      PuffyRainbowCloud
      I thought a grimmer Nazi was going try and correct me. Sorry but the plural of PC mouse is PC mouses. though I have heard you can use mice as well but I was thought in school to say PC mouses.

    • @zackkelley2940
      @zackkelley2940 7 лет назад +1

      I must resist the urge to correct the grammar of that statement.

  • @josephwodarczyk977
    @josephwodarczyk977 7 лет назад +2

    Seeing the ball in that mouse and realizing that I can remember using ones like it made me think for the first time, "wow I'm old".

  • @garyleigh
    @garyleigh 8 лет назад +72

    I think you just invented a new word. Clumbersome - Clumsy and cumbersome.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +17

      Haha, it works!

    • @shreeharibharadwaj9531
      @shreeharibharadwaj9531 8 лет назад +1

      why is your commant posted 4 days ago while the video is 5 minutes ago

    • @garyleigh
      @garyleigh 8 лет назад +3

      +CALL ME ASG Maybe it's the clumbersome RUclips comment system?

    • @JarrydJunkin
      @JarrydJunkin 8 лет назад +5

      patreon supporters get early access to videos.

    • @JustAFilmGuy
      @JustAFilmGuy 8 лет назад

      CALL ME ASG Patreon

  • @8BitNaptime
    @8BitNaptime 2 года назад +1

    So it's an Atari Star Raiders touchpad with a mouse ball underneath? Sounds like a dream come true...

  • @farmhousemedia3000
    @farmhousemedia3000 8 лет назад +22

    The thing squeaks... So it better resembles an ACTUAL mouse rather than a pointing device.

  • @heyyitsultima
    @heyyitsultima 8 лет назад +1

    The moment when I realized you were playing Doom with a PC speaker is the moment I realized I have so much yet to live for. Fantastic video, LGR, can't wait to see the next!

  • @nicholassvitak8653
    @nicholassvitak8653 8 лет назад +16

    I've been waiting since the unboxing to see this episode!

  • @RUFU58
    @RUFU58 4 года назад

    I have to come back to this video every now and again - just to watch the first few seconds with that noise 😆 cheers me up man, thanks. 👍

  • @grumpyoldwizard
    @grumpyoldwizard 8 лет назад +24

    Keep up the great work LGR. I Wish I had the money to be a Pateron because i would like to help out your channel

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +25

      No worries, I'm glad you're enjoying and thanks for the support!

  • @VaporZone
    @VaporZone 8 лет назад +1

    A company that needs to have a great "Tech Tales" is Epic Megagames. I played a lot of their demos back in the day but today some of their games I played are not even available on the net. I never heard their story and would be a great one to hear from you. You do the best tech tales!

  • @posysajrazdwatrzy
    @posysajrazdwatrzy 8 лет назад +6

    Goddamn LGR, you know how to start a video, haha! Perfect.

  • @IronCladBushido
    @IronCladBushido 4 года назад

    I love learning about random stuff like this, I enjoy your content!

  • @user-ed1zz3bk9i
    @user-ed1zz3bk9i 8 лет назад +13

    "My mouse is a TV remote!"

  • @eyezuel5307
    @eyezuel5307 8 лет назад

    I was skeptical of this series after only watching the game reviews, but I remained hooked to the last second. Good job, man.

  • @omarcasique4014
    @omarcasique4014 8 лет назад +10

    you are probably the only person who can make an internal mic sound like a boom mic because of your voice

  • @devildad1620
    @devildad1620 8 лет назад +2

    That track ball looks like it could have been awesome for 3D modeling. Not a replacement for a mouse but used in conjunction with a mouse for rotating and manipulating objects.

  • @TeamRocketHQR
    @TeamRocketHQR 8 лет назад +224

    Can this thing make phone calls too? A beta cellphone? XD

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +85

      No, but I _do_ have a similar mouse that doubles as a home telephone!

    • @Alpha-gk6hd
      @Alpha-gk6hd 8 лет назад +1

      Lazy Game Reviews wait... how does that work.... that's impossible

    • @waltherstolzing9719
      @waltherstolzing9719 8 лет назад +12

      Search your feelings. You know it to be true.

    • @Alpha-gk6hd
      @Alpha-gk6hd 8 лет назад

      Nah

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +25

      +Davide424 Yep, that's the one!

  • @PrinzEugn
    @PrinzEugn 7 лет назад +1

    This sort of thing is actually really useful for some very specific things, like "digitizing" as the catalog mentions. I worked for a mapping company, and a huge chunk of what we did was digitizing (basically tracing satellite images), so you would spend most of your work week literally doing that. In that case, it was super useful to have the functions on the mouse ( to change the type of line, for example) rather than on keyboard, since you had to do it a thousand times a day. In our case, we used gaming mice, but the idea is the same.

  • @17Delirious
    @17Delirious 8 лет назад +15

    Threw me off hearing Doom with PC speaker sounds!

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +11

      It's rare I hear it myself. Quite charming, really.

    • @steingrimurolikristjansson112
      @steingrimurolikristjansson112 8 лет назад +2

      just wondering, how can your comment be 4 days old if this video came out today :o ?

    • @kizmetmars
      @kizmetmars 8 лет назад

      They sound like they were pulled right from Commander Keen.

    • @kizmetmars
      @kizmetmars 8 лет назад +1

      Released early for Patreon supporters!

    • @doomislav5791
      @doomislav5791 8 лет назад +2

      ikr! All the hours I played Doom, I don't think I ever heard the PC speaker sounds.

  • @doncarlin9081
    @doncarlin9081 5 лет назад +2

    Watching your CRT flicker like crazy I realize how good we have it today with displays lol.

  • @StevenOBrien
    @StevenOBrien 8 лет назад +14

    It squeaks just like a real mouse

  • @lephtovermeet
    @lephtovermeet 5 лет назад

    You have an absolutely unparalleled work ethic. Amazing. Thank you.

  • @Sheepy007
    @Sheepy007 8 лет назад +25

    I wonder if you do your accounting on Lotus123 just to be more authentic

    • @MaddTheSane
      @MaddTheSane 8 лет назад +7

      Depends on how it stores the date.
      I'll say this: a lot of 32-bit software won't function correctly after 2039.

    • @AnonymousUser77254
      @AnonymousUser77254 8 лет назад +5

      Madd the Sane Y2.039K?

    • @JohnDoe-qx3zs
      @JohnDoe-qx3zs 8 лет назад +10

      +Sybrand Botes Y2K38 is the usual name. Exact end is 65536*65536-1 GMT seconds after Jan 1,1970 as it wraps around to that many seconds before Dec 31,1969. Some programs switched to a 64 bit clock, which should cover the history of planet Earth from creation to destruction.

    • @plasmaoctopus1728
      @plasmaoctopus1728 7 лет назад +2

      I never understood why time had an impact on device's programming, like why was y2k a thing, and why is y2k38 a thing?

    • @joonasfi
      @joonasfi 6 лет назад +4

      Plasma Octopus computers cannot handle infinitely large numbers in hardware (in software they can but it's much slower). Current computers handle 64 bit numbers. Maximum is 2^64. Older ones handled 32 bit numbers and so on. Y2K38 is where bugs arise when timestamps are stored with 32 bits. Y2K was because some lazy coders stored year with two numbers, resulting in ambiquity after year 99 ( =1999). Should year 00 be 1900 or 2000?

  • @RUOK2000
    @RUOK2000 8 лет назад

    I love it that you cover this stuff Clint, thanks from a long time viewer, keep up the good work!

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 лет назад +1

      Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)

  • @mattpelzek3809
    @mattpelzek3809 8 лет назад +23

    Looks like something from the set of a 70s scifi movie.

    • @plasmaoctopus1728
      @plasmaoctopus1728 7 лет назад +1

      "Begin the launch sequence" (presses "copy" button)

  • @admiralradish
    @admiralradish 6 лет назад +1

    OHHH the early days of computing. Nice stroll down memory lane. Love your channel. If Steppenwolf uses it why not !

  • @Henchman1977
    @Henchman1977 8 лет назад +87

    Meanwhile I still have no idea what the middle button on a 3 button mouse does.

    • @personguy6517
      @personguy6517 8 лет назад +62

      Ian Colquhoun it usually turns on mouse scrolling, which means you can scroll through a page by moving your mouse up and down, but I really only use it for gaming.

    • @SOADandLeftWing
      @SOADandLeftWing 8 лет назад +72

      if you click the third button on a modern mouse, which is included in the scrolling wheel, you can open links in a new tab :D

    • @Benrob0329
      @Benrob0329 8 лет назад +34

      You hold middle mouse to rotate the camera in Blender.

    • @yamigekusu
      @yamigekusu 8 лет назад +16

      Ian Colquhoun You can change the Rear Weapon firing mode in Tyrian 2000 by clicking the scroll wheel

    • @mac-fh3zh
      @mac-fh3zh 8 лет назад +28

      basically it does all the same things clicking down on your scrollwheel does

  • @bl4ckLlama
    @bl4ckLlama 8 лет назад +2

    Power Mouse 5000 is going to be my all Microsoft themed Nu Metal band.

  • @NonsensicalSpudz
    @NonsensicalSpudz 8 лет назад +20

    $179? and no RGB?

    • @thearousedeunuch
      @thearousedeunuch 5 лет назад +1

      Buy a couple of colored flashlights and light up the mouse. Problem solved.

  • @TheBobes
    @TheBobes 8 лет назад

    I watch these videos in bed before sleeping. Nostalgia, interesting history and great voice. It's like a tale for grown ups... Perfect!

  • @kyle-os3wh
    @kyle-os3wh 8 лет назад +40

    If this is choosing the future, I'll stick with the past.

    • @galvanizeddreamer2051
      @galvanizeddreamer2051 8 лет назад +22

      This phrase still applies today. Case and Point: $1500+ Macbook pros.

  • @mrfuzzer1
    @mrfuzzer1 8 лет назад

    Awesome! Ever since i saw the unboxing you did i've been waiting for this one!

  • @Agent001
    @Agent001 8 лет назад +4

    Now we know where Razor got the idea for the Orbweaver

  • @ericwolf2602
    @ericwolf2602 8 лет назад +2

    thumbs upped for the " i like it yellowed " line LOL

  • @jakedill1304
    @jakedill1304 2 года назад +3

    It's not 'Yellowed', it's Simpson's Beige.

  • @Jaguara87
    @Jaguara87 7 лет назад

    Thanks for reminding me of a band I haven't heard since at least 10 years. I took a nostalgia hit.

  • @kevinzurek3431
    @kevinzurek3431 8 лет назад +7

    A good lesson that more does not make it better

  • @CERTAIND00M
    @CERTAIND00M 8 лет назад

    I vaguely remembered this product collecting dust on shelves back in the day but it wasn't until you showed that photo of Steppenwolf that I suddenly and very clearly recalled seeing this in a Circuit City when I was like 12 and laughing my ass off.

  • @Yolligraphone
    @Yolligraphone 8 лет назад +17

    Razer Naga ain't got nothin' on this!
    Love your DOS shirt, by the way.

  • @vandelay98
    @vandelay98 8 лет назад

    Great stuff as usual. I did not think I needed this but once I knew Steppenwolf uses it...it has become a must buy!

  • @witeshade
    @witeshade 8 лет назад +14

    I wonder if anyone ever made a Linux driver for it

  • @RosePhoto1
    @RosePhoto1 8 лет назад

    The original price really shocked me. Another great Oddware episode! Thanks to the person who donated the device.

  • @ConsoleCleric
    @ConsoleCleric 8 лет назад +26

    This product is the perfect example of "trying too hard."

  • @Deucehoru
    @Deucehoru 8 лет назад

    so cool to watch! You tested its ability and its just hilarious. Odd for sure, awesome video. hard to believe these things existed at a price like that.

  • @mstcrow5429
    @mstcrow5429 8 лет назад +27

    So you're saying that it squeaks...on purpose?

    • @mqL49J
      @mqL49J 8 лет назад +19

      it's actually recommended that you use the styrofoam packaging it came in as a mousepad

  • @revelationreflection
    @revelationreflection 4 года назад

    Very fun review. Especially how insane it is for someone to review such an obsolete and outdated product but talking about it like it's relevant. Really enjoyed.

  • @Astfgl
    @Astfgl 8 лет назад +10

    Today this would simply get a bunch of RGB LEDs added and be sold as a Gamer Mouse.

    • @singletona082
      @singletona082 8 лет назад

      Astfgl I would have bought this if it weren't so expensive purely because tribes 2 back in the day Warframe now or just binding a bunch of shit doom builder wants to do to the mouse.

  • @MIchaelArlowe
    @MIchaelArlowe 4 года назад

    3:18 “just get an external numpad” is a pretty tall order for 1990. My parents’ Windows 3.1 machine only had two serial ports, and with one being permanently used by the mouse and another semi-permanently used by a modem, well...

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond 8 лет назад +12

    Oh god, you've got a boxed copy of Catfight?
    Review when?!

  • @DrunkencoderPayk
    @DrunkencoderPayk 8 лет назад

    always great to see a new oddware episode. but this time, the intro was already hilarious :)

  • @HelenFire420
    @HelenFire420 5 лет назад +3

    Apple’s engineers would have a heart attack looking at this.

  • @fernandoorozco3751
    @fernandoorozco3751 5 лет назад

    Hey man just have to say I love your videos. The thing that cracked me up the most about this one was the way at the end that you referred to the Octo-mouse or whatever it's called as "This THING...." which kind of reminded me of the Detention Center scene from Star Wars, as in "Where are you going with this.... THING." Yes I'm that much of a nerd. Anyways, Keep On Rockin in the Free World brother! Your videos are awesome!

  • @spiff2268
    @spiff2268 8 лет назад +7

    Yes, it's useless. And yet Clint made it look so awesome that I must have one! How does he keep doing this?!

  • @Michneko
    @Michneko 8 лет назад +1

    Woah, It's my first time seeing a computer that old, it's quite cool, and that is a heck of a weird mouse.