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From: dseah@wpi.wpi.edu (David I Seah)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: mouce security.
Message-ID: <4509@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 89 20:18:26 GMT
References: <145300002@tippy>
Reply-To: dseah@wpi.wpi.edu (David I Seah)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. USA
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In article <145300002@tippy> emerrill@tippy.uucp writes:
>/* Written  2:46 pm  Oct  1, 1989 by dseah@wpi in tippy:apple */
>>For the mouseballs, the CAD lab at WPI has applied a dab of fingernail polish
>>(a lovely red :) to the edge of the locking ring.  When it dries, it's near
>>impossible to get it off without taking a knife to it.
>
>Yeech!  Even in a relatively clean environment, the mouse ball has a great
>knack for attracting all sorts of neat lint and stuff.  The little rollers
>get covered, and the mouse starts to stick a little.  What fun!  (When
>my mouse goes to Rodent Heaven, I think I'm gonna definitely get an 
>optical rat to replace it.)  How would they ever clean the mice?

Good point.  I wonder how long it will be before the CAD lab supervisors
realize this :-).  They are using those new Logitech mice with some 286s. 
They have, I think, the funny new ball that is supposed to repel dust and
lint.  I think all new Apple mice have the same kind of ball with plastic
rollers.  The mouse that came with my GS has a heavy rubbery ball with metal
rollers.  It does pick up lint and crud from the desk..yuck.  I wonder how
often you have to clean the new Apple mice...they are made in Taiwan, right?
Black, lightweight ball.
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