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From: thorn@godot.radonc.unc.edu (Jesse Thorn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: New mouse design... WHY?!
Summary: nice mice
Keywords: mice
Message-ID: <1029@godot.radonc.unc.edu>
Date: 10 May 89 17:46:02 GMT
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Reply-To: thorn@godot.radonc.unc.edu (Jesse Thorn)
Organization: Radiation Oncology NCMH/UNC, Chapel Hill, NC
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In article <12893@ut-emx.UUCP> newman@emx.UUCP (David Newman) writes:
>
>It is true, as far as I know, that optical mice require a grid
>on which to work.  However, it is not as bad as you might think.
>Xerox mice use a fine grey grid that you can stick to your desk.
>It is so thin that it might as well not be there.  Also, unlike
>some other mice, the orientation of the mouse to the pad is not
>a problem.  Finally, the size of the pad is also usually a problem.

I think the Xerox mice for the D machines were made by Logitech. 
When I last used them the mouse pad consisted of a piece of heavy paper. 
The pattern was so small that the paper looked solid grey. 
When magnified, the pattern turned out to be a honeycomb with white 
cells and black walls. The pad was typically covered with a thin piece 
of clear plastic (to prevent wear and tear - the pad was only paper) and
then taped to desk. It worked fine. Had no problem with mouse orientation. 
(BTW I had a pair of wool pants with a herringbone pattern that also worked 
as a pad with the mice!) Optical mice can be nice. (Sorry about that.)

Jesse Thorn

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