Press Releases
Contour
Introduces the Graphite G4 USB UniMouse.
Salem, New Hampshire, September 13,
1999 -- Contour Design, international corporate leader in ergonomically
designed input devices, today announced the first USB mouse matching the
all new G4. On February 5, 1999 Contour was the first to release matching
colors to iMacs and G3’s. The UniMouse is also available in Blueberry,
Grape, Lime, Tangerine, Strawberry, and Banana for a perfect match to
iMacs and G3s.
See them @ http://www.contourdesign.com/unimouse.htm
About Contour’s UniMouse
The UniMouse™ offers a Universal Serial Bus(USB) interface with 3
programmable buttons for iMac’s, G3’s and G4’s. It features
a Full Control Panel (UniMouse OverDrive), application specific settings,
line by line scrolling, and Cursor control settings. If you don’t
want a full control panel and simply want to choose from preset configurations,
drop in drivers (extensions) are available from contour design directly.
The UniMouse has a sleek ergonomic body, with soft rubber side grips for
maximum comfort and control. Line by line Resolution makes this a Precision
mouse for Precision work. When the UniMouse was first released in February,
it received the highest awards, including 4.5 out of 5 apples.
The UniMouse also offers USB plug-and-play compatibility with PCs that
are running Windows 98 or higher. On PCs, the middle button can soft-scroll
in any direction and the right button provides contextual menus options.
The two outer buttons can be reversed using the Windows standard mouse
control panel.
Pricing and Availability
The UniMouse suggested retail price is $42.95 and will be available at
all major retailers throughout the U.S.; and directly from Contour Design
by phone (603-893-4556) or through the company's World Wide Web site,
http://www.contourdesign.com.
Contour Design, Inc. also announced
Yellow Dog Linux Support for the USB UniMouse
On August 5, 1999 -- Contour
Design, Inc, announced in conjunction with Terra Soft Solutions, creators
of Yellow Dog Linux for multiple platforms, the first officially tested
USB 3 Button Mouse to work with Yellow Dog Linux. Contour Design and Terra
Soft Solutions have worked together to create a RPM patch for Contour
Design's popular UniMouse. This patch allows current users the ability
to add 3-button support for the most prominent PowerPC Linux OS. The patch
is available at Contour Design's web site, http://www.contourdesign.com/unidrivers.htm
About Contour Design Incorporated
Contour Design, leader in ergonomically designed input devices and maker
of the Award-Winning Perfit Mouse, the only mouse available in five right
hand-ed sizes and three left handed sizes. The Contour Perfit Mouse was
selected as "The Best Ergonomic Product" at the International
Ergonomics Associations (IEA) world conference. Contour Design is located
at 354 North Broadway, Salem, New Hampshire 03079, 1-800-462-6678, 603-893-4556
phone: 603-893-4558 fax. Additional information can be obtained from the
company's World Wide Web Site: http://www.contourdesign.com
Contour Design is located at 354 North Broadway, Salem, New Hampshire
03079, 800-462-6678, 603-893-4556 phone; 603-893-4558 fax; yummy@contourdesign.com
e-mail. Additional information can be obtained from the company's World
Wide Web site, http://www.contourdesign.com
Based in Loveland, CO, Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is the developer of
Yellow Dog Linux for Apple Macintosh G3, PowerPC, and IBM RS/6000 systems.
Champion Server, their flagship product, is a highly professional distribution
geared toward a wide range of network applications such as ISPs, corporate
intra/extranets, web and network servers. Terra Soft has also introduced
Black Lab Linux, a stand-alone workstation and parallel-computing system
for research and development facilities. For more information visit http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
and http://www.blacklablinux.com/
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For
Immediate Release
Contour Design, Inc. Announces Yellow
Dog Linux Support for the USB UniMouse
Salem, New Hampshire, August 5, 1999
-- Contour Design, Inc., international corporate leader in ergonomically
designed input devices, today announced in conjunction with Terra Soft
Solutions, creators of Yellow Dog Linux for multiple platforms, the first
officially tested USB 3 Button Mouse to work with Yellow Dog Linux. Contour
Design and Terra Soft Solutions have worked together to create a RPM patch
for Contour Design's popular UniMouse. This patch allows current users
the ability to add 3-button support for the most prominent PowerPC Linux
OS. The patch is available at Contour Design's web site, http://www.contourdesign.com/unidrivers.htm
The UniMouse also offers USB plug-and-play compatibility with PCs that
are running Windows 98 or higher. On PCs, the middle button can soft-scroll
in any direction and the right button provides contextual menus options.
The two outer buttons can be reversed using the Windows standard mouse
control panel.
The UniMouse suggested retail price is $42.95 and is available at Micro
Center, Fry's, Computerware, Computer Town, ClubMac, MacMall, Outpost,
or directly from Contour Design by phone (603-893-4556) or through the
company's World Wide Web site, http://www.contourdesign.com/contour_store.htm.
Contour Design is located at 354 North Broadway, Salem, New Hampshire
03079, 800-462-6678, 603-893-4556 phone; 603-893-4558 fax; linux@contourdesign.com
e-mail. Additional information can be obtained from the company's World
Wide Web site, http://www.contourdesign.com/unimouse.htm
Based in Loveland, CO, Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. is the developer of
Yellow Dog Linux for Apple Macintosh G3, PowerPC, and IBM RS/6000 systems.
Champion Server, their flagship product, is a highly professional distribution
geared toward a wide range of network applications such as ISPs, corporate
intra/extranets, web and network servers. Terra Soft has also introduced
Black Lab Linux, a stand-alone workstation and parallel-computing system
for research and development facilities. For more information visit http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
and http://www.blacklablinux.com/
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
April 16, 1999
Contour Design Announces UniMouse Overdrive for iMac's and G3's
You can now downoad our latest Control Panel driver for the Contour UniMouse. This new driver offers several new features:
-
Scrolling Button - You can assign any of the buttons to scroll your applications by simply clicking the button down and moving the mouse in the direction you want to scroll. The further you move the mouse from the click point, the faster it scrolls.
- Application Sensitivity -
You can make button and cursor speed
settings apply only to certain programs plus have one General setting
for the rest of your applications.
- Cursor Speed - You can now choose from many different cursor speed settings rather than the standard few.
Contour Introduces USB UniMouse™ in Five Tasty Flavors
Salem, New Hampshire, February 5, 1999 -- Contour Design, international corporate leader in ergonomically designed input devices, today announced the first USB 3 Button Mouse to offer all 5 yummy iMac flavors. The UniMouse is Now available in Blueberry, Grape, Lime, Tangerine, and Strawberry for a perfect match to iMacs and G3s. See them @ http://www.contourdesign.com/unimouse
The UniMouse™ offers a Universal Serial Bus(USB) interface and 3 buttons for the iMacs and G3s. Drivers are available which allow several button definition combinations which include double click, control click, option click and drag lock
Contour Design responded to the growing demand for a better fitting ambidextrous mouse by adding the USB UniMouse to its line-up. The UniMouse offer a "Universal" palm support that provides superior comfort and control for the user.
Some of the best ergonomic features of the original Contour Perfit™(5 sized) Mouse are designed into the UniMouse. The Award-Winning Contour Perfit™ Mouse is the only mouse available in five different sizes for both right and left hand users. The Contour Perfit Mouse was selected as "The Best Ergonomic Product" at the International Ergonomics Associations (IEA) world conference.
The UniMouse also offers USB plug-and-play compatibility with PCs that are running Windows 98 or higher. On PCs, the middle button can soft-scroll in any direction and the right button provides contextual menus options. The two outer buttons can be reversed using the Windows standard mouse control panel.
The UniMouse suggested retail price is $42.95 and will be available at all major retailers throughout the U.S.; and directly from Contour Design by phone (603-893-4556) or through the company's World Wide Web site, http://www.contourdesign.com.
Contour Design is located at 354 North Broadway, Salem, New Hampshire 03079, 800-462-6678, 603-893-4556 phone; 603-893-4558 fax; yummy@contourdesign.com e-mail. Additional information can be obtained from the company's World Wide Web site, http://www.contourdesign.com
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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