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From: iam@stbimbo.UUCP (Ian Mercado)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Mouse weirdness
Keywords: mouse problems
Message-ID: <170@stbimbo.UUCP>
Date: 2 Oct 90 13:58:54 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Sales Technologies Inc.  Atlanta, Ga.
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Can anybody explain the problem and (hopefully) a possible solution to this?

My mouse was having problems tracking up and down (left and right were fine).
Sometimes it would move only down, sometimes only up.  After much careful
experimentation inside the cover, I found that if the cover was left off,
it worked fine, but if you put your hand over the insides, blocking out
all the light, it would start messing up again.  Obviously, this indicates
problems with the photoresistors or LEDs or such, but I was wondering if
there was a simpler solution.

If not, anybody know where I can get a nice new mouse?

Ian