Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!mucs!liv-cs!liv!ey28 From: EY28@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Mice and men Message-ID: <91050.160454EY28@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK> Date: 19 Feb 91 16:04:54 GMT References: <26951@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Organization: University of Liverpool Lines: 40 In article <26951@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, dth@shark.cis.ufl.edu (David Hightower) says: > >In article ingemar@isy.liu.se (Ingemar Ragnemalm) >writes: >>A few years back, all the Mac mice were made in USA. They had large, heavy >>mouse balls. I find these mice to work rather well. Of course, you have to >>clean the wheels (not only the ball) from time to time. >> >>Then it seems like Apple as well as IBM switched to foreign mice, Taiwanese >>ones I think. They were much lighter and had these small black balls. >> >>So, my question is: is Apple switching back to heavy mice, or are they >>mixing types for some other reason? (My dealer didn't know. They hadn't even >>heard of new heavy mice.) > > >Hmmm.... I just recently purchased a IIci, and the mouse that came >with it was the Taiwanese "light" version. After using it for about >three weeks, I bought one of the older versions from a dealer who >still had them in stock. >I've had the heavier mouse for about a month now, and things are 100% >better. "Made in the USA" is definitely the way to go here. Interesting..... I tried to get a heavy ball for my old SE last year. No luck. Then.. Jan 1991. Take delivery of an LC. Had a light ball. Made in Taiwan. Feb 1991 Take delivery of a 2 nd. LC. Had a heavy Ball & made in Malasia! For the record... I think the heavy mouse is the nicest to use. So what is the story? _______________________________________________________________________ Dr. A.F. Calder, Dept. Materials Science, Liverpool University, England EMAIL: EY28@LIVERPOOL.UK.AC - - o Radiation / Nobody is paying me PHONE: 051-794-5364 - - - - - o Damage / to say this. FAX: 051-794-4675 - - - - - o Group / WHICH IS A DAMN SHAME!