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From: x51@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Excursiecommissie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Archimedes keyboard
Keywords: Keyboard, defunct
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Date: 4 Mar 91 16:21:40 GMT
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Sorry folks, I lost the reference... (shame on me)
>>[stuff deleted]
>them heavy as rocks.  The Logitech mice connected here (vetrarholl) are as
>new as they get but are of the same light type as Arc mice.

>Rgds, Kristjan

The Logitech (and all other new) mice I see all have lighter balls, 
but they are coated with a rubber surface. The main difference between
Archie balls (pun intended) and other mice balls seems to be the coating 
of the ball.
A friend of mine suggested that the nylon gliders could also be cause of
some trouble. He beliefs that the circular gliders are getting oval, thus
causing very irregular motion. Most other mice have steel gliders.
I must say his mouse motion is really awful, you have to use special tricks
to get the thing going, like: First move to the right and above, then you can
go downwards. This however is not very user friendly in a menu driven 
environment...

Axel