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From: blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS361 x42854")
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Subject: Re: Mouse cleaning
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Date: 18 Sep 90 11:45:07 GMT
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    I prefer our optical mouse.  I own a mechanical mouse and I don't like
it as much as the optical we have at work.  We haven't had any real problems
with our mice.  The only problems we have had is a short in the cord, but
you would have the same problem with a mechanical mouse too.  The fewer
moving parts something has less likely you will have problems.
    Around here we frown on people dumping coffee and coke on mice or any
other computer hardware for that matter.  If you are abusive to anything
it isn't going to last as long. As far as the mouse sticking to the pad,
I just rub it with my thumb or finger nail occationally to clean it off
now and then.
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	Brent L. Bates
	NASA-Langley Research Center
	M.S. 361
	Hampton, Virginia  23665-5225
	(804) 864-2854
	E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov