Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!aurs01!whitcomb From: whitcomb@aurs01.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Advantages of Improved Mice? Keywords: Golden Image mouse works fine! Message-ID: <59795@aurs01.UUCP> Date: 3 May 91 21:00:11 GMT References: <1991May1.204950.6749@riacs.edu> <1991May1.213059.21272@milton.u.washington.edu> <1991May2.133114.26227@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> Sender: news@aurs01.UUCP Reply-To: whitcomb@aurw04.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC Lines: 39 In article <1991May2.133114.26227@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd) writes: -Beware! Faster mice (ie higher dpi) are not always better. At some point, -the ST hardware cannot handle the increased input, and you get the 'sticking -pointer' problem. Try this: move your Atari mouse very quickly in any -direction (I mean VERY quickly, like a snap). You will notice that the -mouse pointer will kind of "shudder", but will not move in the desired -direction. Basically, you are overloading hardware/software with too much -mouse output. Now, the higher dpi mice give more output per inch moved. -This means that this overload is easier to attain with the higher dpi mice. -I have a buddy who cannot use his Golden Image mouse because he would have to -"pace" himself to get it to work. A better way to get a "faster" mouse is -through software acceleration, which should not have this problem (and you -can choose from direct, proportional, exponential, etc, types of -acceleration). I use the Golden Image mouse, and have had no problems. In fact I had terrible troubles with mouse accellerators before I bought it. The Atari Mouse Accellerator (1, 2 and 3) all caused my system to crash occasionally, or cause a reboot loop. (How do I know it was the accellerator? I took it out, and the problem stopped. Real scientific, huh?) The GI mouse also feels nice in the hand, and has great action on the buttons. Perhaps your friend should just drink less coffee before he uses his mouse. ;^) Actually, I tried the new mouse with the accellerator still in, and it was impossible to do anything useful. I'm sure it's all a matter of personal taste, but I'd say if you have half decent motor control (and remember to turn off your mouse accellerator), you should have no problem with the Golden Image mouse. ********************************************************************** Jonathan Whitcomb UUCP: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC Delphi: JBWHIT