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From: wmartin@ut-ngp.UUCP (Wiley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: How much to pay for a new mouse ball...
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Date: Thu, 13-Aug-87 12:41:41 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 13 12:41:41 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Aug-87 09:43:09 EDT
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Recently I posted a query about where to obtain a ball for your mouse
when the ball wears out and the rubber covering starts delaminating
from the steel underneath. This is a warning to those who may be exper-
iencing the same problem: Don't get ripped off! You will be told:
   1) Apple doesn't sell replacement balls, so it's $100 for a new mouse.
   2) We "have some lying around, and I'll sell you one for $20."
   3) Replacement mouse balls are available for about $7-8.
All of the above are true depending on the competence level of your repair
outfit and whether they are buddy-buddy with Apple. I got a new one through
a parts center in a university department for $2.00. (That's 1/50 the
cost of a new mouse.)
   -wiley "Ralph Nader" sanders
PS The ball is exactly 1 inch in diam - maybe a steel ball bearing would
do? Might be too slick.
-- 
Wiley Sanders, Civil Engineering Dept, UT-Austin
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