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From: sbrown@bgsuvax.UUCP (Scott F. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari ST mouse: is there an alternative?
Keywords: mouse
Message-ID: <3556@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 8 Feb 89 21:21:57 GMT
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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	This is in response to an earlier posting about the problems with the
ST's mouse.  The symptoms of the problem are that the mouse has trouble moving
around the screen and trouble dragging.  This is the exact same problem I had a
few months ago.  What was wrong is that due to the way someone set up the mouse
port in the ST is that the mouse cord must bend often at two key points when the
mouse is moved.  The points are where the cord leaves the port and bends around
to go in the direction of the mouse and the second is the point where the cord
leaves the mouse.  What happens is that these two points, after bending many
times, will have wires inside the cord break.  A way to prove this is that
you can often move the cord and get the mouse to work normally again.  The
way I fixed it was to remove about 2 inches of wire from the front of the
mouse and reconnecting the wires.  To prevent this from happening again, I
suggest that you, if you have the skills, to make a rear mouse port on the ST.
It is simple to do.  Open up the ST until it is easy to get at the mouse and
then make an extension from the original port to the rear.  You then make a
hole in the rear and stick the original mouse port there.  This puts the mouse
port where it should be.  I hope this helps your problem.  As for an alternate  mouse, I know of none.

							- Scott F. Brown