Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!mintaka!geech.ai.mit.edu!dbert From: dbert@geech.ai.mit.edu (Douglas Siebert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: mice and the slipery pads Message-ID: <1991Feb21.231335.8491@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Date: 21 Feb 91 23:13:35 GMT References: Sender: daemon@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu (Lucifer Maleficius) Organization: The Internet Lines: 21 In article grendel@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas E DeWeese) writes: > > Hello, I have a problem with my mouse. The pads that it rests on >are worn away. I went and talked to my apple dealer and he told me >"get a new mouse" well besides not wanting to spend ~$100.00 for a new >mouse when a $1.00 part is broken I have one of the original mice - with >the heavy ball in it. I like it a lot more than the new mice. Besides it >was made in America. Well in short does anyone know of a good replacement >for these? I use my mouse alot so it is sort of important to me. > Thomas DeWeese >grendel@rpi.edu Though I haven't had cause do try this myself, I've heard the best solution is to super-glue BBs on in place of the worn-away "feet". Seems logical to me, if you can overlook the silliness factor! :) Hope this helps! -- Doug Siebert dbert@albert.ai.mit.edu MBA Student (2nd year) The University of Iowa