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From: plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Boing mouse
Message-ID: <24362@cup.portal.com>
Date: 23 Nov 89 00:51:21 GMT
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From thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) in <24216@cup.portal.com>:

> plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky) in <24132@cup.portal.com> comments in
> a discussion about the "Boing! Mouse":
> 
>     Here's another concern.  Since the mouse is powered by the Amiga, you
>     probably shouldn't detatch it without first powering down.  From the
>     warranty card: "We recommend you [plug/unplug the mouse] with the power
>     turned off on your Amiga."  Better safe than sorry!
> 
> Gee, do you think the stock Amiga mouse runs on batteries or sumtin'?  :-)

Duh!  :-) :-)  Rereading (only) the included text, though, I could have
been talking about *any* mouse (the generic 'the' :).  And even the
quote could have been (but wasn't) lifted from virtually any hardware
warranty statement if you replaced the 'the mouse' with the appropriate
hardware term.  Heh.  :-)

> It, too, has IR photoemitters, photodetectors, and associated and

Indeed it does.

> The "general" rule is: don't ever not ever plug ANYTHING into ANY
> system that's powered up (even those claimed to be capable of and
	[sound testimonial omitted]
> Be safe, not sorry;

Agreed.  Sorry if I caused any misunderstanding with the original post.

Rick Plavnicky
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