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From: n8742883@unicorn.wwu.edu (Perry Pederson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: MicroSoft mouse
Summary: Go for the Golden Image mouse!
Keywords: mouse
Message-ID: <1990Nov14.010713.5829@unicorn.wwu.edu>
Date: 14 Nov 90 01:07:13 GMT
References: <1154@ssp18.idca.tds.philips.nl>
Reply-To: n8742883@unicorn.WWU.EDU (Perry Pederson)
Organization: Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA
Lines: 43

In article <1154@ssp18.idca.tds.philips.nl> jvl@idca.tds.PHILIPS.nl (J. van Loenen) writes:
>Hi,
>
>Last month my original Atari mouse died (after three years intensive use),
>and I have to replace it.
....
>If it is not possible, what would be a good replacement for the Atari mouse?

	My Atari mouse died last week, and I swore that I would never
buy similar one: Often the buttons on it would not work without
spending a lot of time adjusting the two philips screws on the back,
and I had a constant problem with the sensors in the mouse going out--
I have spent many hours twiddling around with the innards, attempting
to get the mouse to stop converting "down" movements to "up"
movements.  Very frustrating.

	Last week I ordered the Golden Image mouse for about $52.00,
including two-day delivery from a mail order company (I believe it was
Computability)  I wish I had ordered this mouse *years* ago.  It
weighs hardly anything, literally floats on the mouse pad, has at
least three feet of mouse cable, and the buttons have a definate
"click" to them; they are "true" mechanical buttons as opposed to the
Atari's plastic "push-me-downs".  The mouse also has a built-in
accellerator; the movements are fantastically speeded up, esp. with
software accelerators.  I am one happy user with this mouse, and my
only regret with the Golden Image mouse is that I didn't buy it years
ago, even when my Atari Mouse was working.

BTW, I am not associated with Golden Image, or any other computer firm
whatsoever.  I just know what I like.


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