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From: drb@eecg.toronto.edu (David R. Blythe)
Subject: Re: Mouse cleaning
Message-ID: <1990Sep21.203203.4561@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: EECG, University of Toronto
References: <13726@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1990Sep17.170954.12509@agora.uucp>
Date: 22 Sep 90 00:32:03 GMT
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In article <1990Sep17.170954.12509@agora.uucp> tima@agora.uucp (Tim Anderson) writes:
><problems with optical mouse sticking to the pad (Pepsi Syndrome) and
> scratching the opti-pad deleted...>
>
>And the tech-support hotline laughed at me when I stated that I'd rather
>have a mechanical mouse!
>
>Granted that when the opticals run they run better.
>
>Unfortunately in the 'real' world we have 
>to deal with things like DUST, HAIR, COFFEE, COKE, dropping books on
>that stupid opti-pad, etc, etc

The mouse that comes with a DECstation seems to be a good compromise between
optical and mechanical-ball mice.  It is mechanical with two little button
thingys that hang down from the bottom that do something magical (sorry
I don't really know how it works).  Its seems to track quite well. Anyway it
has no felt pads nor rubber ball to clean, but it does however to work a
little better and avoids scratching the desk top if you use it with a rubber
or cloth pad.  Its made by Hawley.
	drb