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From: MJS108@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Bad Commodore Mouse (Mighty Mouse woes)
Message-ID: <91015.154609MJS108@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 15 Jan 91 20:46:09 GMT
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In article <1991Jan14.112626.10060@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, you say:
>
>        So, guess it isn't so amateurish if you like the design
>and touch. I've never had a mouse FAIL, although I did have the
>left button start to wear out on one, after a year. The mouse is
>a very heavily worn component of your system. Banging on a button
>over an extended period of time will cause trouble.
>        -- Ethan
>

       Well, I for one havehad an Amiga mouse die on me after about one year of
 use.  The left botton doesn't work, and the pointer barely moves on the
screen.  Ok, fine, It's no MAJOR hardware failure, I'll just pick up another
mouse for $60 or so.  So, then began my mouse from HELL.  I ordered a Mighty
Mouse from Southern Technologies.  I believe it was around $57, and had a
lifetime warranty|||  I'm using it for a couple of weeks, fine no problems, jus
t as good as the commodore mouse, then it hit|  I'll be moving my mouse pointer
 across the screen towards the right, then all the sudden, the pointer jumps 10
0 pixels to the left|  This happened in all the directions I'd try to move one
way, and it would jump the other.  Ok, so I got a bad mouse, it happens.  With
the lifetime warranty, I send it back.  I get another one and it does the exact
 same thing.  Needless to say, I'm on my 3rd Mighty Mouse, and ready to send aw
ay for my fourth.  My one friend is on his 10th.   On my second mouse the opera
tor told me they made some changes to the mouse, and that it had a better
design.....NOT|

-- Mike|     MJS108@PSUVM | MJS108@PSUVM.EDU | MJS108@PSUVM.BITNET