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From: dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek)
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Subject: Re: bad mousie
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Date: 27 Mar 91 16:20:50 GMT
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In article <1991Mar25.174937.14739@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>What is the general opinion of Apple mice? Especially in comparison to
>Microsoft Mice, if any of you have used them? I used one AM with a very
>lightweight ball and it didn't track well. I now have an AM with a
>heavy ball, but it also fails to track unless I put weight on the back.
>In my natural grip, it doesn't track well either.

The old Apple mice were fine; after a few months of heavy use without
a mousepad, the rollers got dirty, and you took a swab dipped in
alcohol and cleaned them; then they worked fine again.  Since I got a
nice mousepad I don't think I've cleaned the rollers in about a year.

I've used a Microsoft mouse, and not had any trouble.  I haven't used
it as extensively as I've used the old Apple mouse, and can't really
say which is better.  (Also it was on a PC clone, where the software
just doesn't track as well as the Mac software, so that confounds any
comparison.)

The new lightweight Apple mice are made from petrified camel dung.  If
you have one, use a mousepad and clean out the mouse every couple of
days (LONG before any crud becomes visible), and don't expect much
from it in the best of circumstances.  If you can replace it with
anything else, do so.


-- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com)  I don't speak for my employer. --
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