Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!drivax!liberato From: liberato@dri.com (Jimmy Liberato) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: The Amiga Mouse Message-ID: Date: 2 Jan 91 03:26:33 GMT References: <1990Dec18.185050.11886@convex.com> <41604@ut-emx.uucp> Organization: Digital Research, Inc., Monterey Developement Center Lines: 25 In article <41604@ut-emx.uucp> lshaw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw) writes: >In article <1990Dec18.185050.11886@convex.com> swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes: >>In article hbrinch@icoast.UUCP (Henrik Brinch) writes: > >>>to hit the professional market with the A3000, but with the BAD reputation >>>that the Amiga Mouse has...I seriously doubt it'll happen! > >>I think you are listening to rumors that have no basis in fact. I've had >>my Amiga for five years and I have never heard of any pervasive problem with >>the Amiga mouse. > >Yeah, really! I've had my Amiga for about a year and a half and have NEVER >cleaned my mouse. I've never had _any_ problem with it whatsoever. >... Well, try playing Populous a lot if you want to induce failure in the stock Amiga mouse. Good mice have quality microswitches. Notice the proliferation of third-party mice in the Amiga marketplace? Why would there be any need if there weren't reliability problems or even just a desire for a better feel. The provided mouse and keyboard are disposable toys, play with them awhile and then throw them away! :-) -- Jimmy Liberato liberato@dri.com ...uunet!drivax!liberato