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From: friedman@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Daniel Friedman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: new adb mouse
Message-ID: <5808@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 24 Dec 89 01:49:18 GMT
References: <143715@<1989Dec22> <126900129@p.cs.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: friedman@uhccux.UUCP (Daniel Friedman)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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In article <126900129@p.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu writes:

    ... stuff about the new mouse ...
>
>I've notice that the mouseball is lighter, and the metal rollers
>inside the mouse have been replace with slick plastic rollers that
>only roll with that mouseball at their own convenience.
>
>Sheesh.  Penny-pinching Apple.

  Well, the metal rollers are prone to corrosion (at least mine are)
so maybe this is the reason for the switch to plastic?