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From: mark@obi-wan.ACA.MCC.COM (Mark Scheevel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Experience with alternative mice?
Keywords: My cat ate my mouse!
Message-ID: <669@obi-wan.ACA.MCC.COM>
Date: 13 Mar 90 15:17:58 GMT
Organization: MCC, Austin, TX
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Sunday morning my wife and I were awakened by the sound of one of our
cats playing with something in our bedroom; after yelling at her (the
cat!) a few times, she gave up and left, and we went back to sleep.
It wasn't until later when our daughter announced that "the computer
won't work" that we discovered what the cat had actually been up to:
the mouse cord was completely severed about 4" from the mouse!

Last night I played neurosurgeon and soldered the seven little wires
in the cable, which seemed to fix the problem.  Unfortunately, when I
tried to heat the heat-shrink tubing I was using to insulate the
connections, the insulation on the wires melted before the tubing
shrank, so now I'm back where I started!  I have another technique
that I will try tonight, but I am rapidly losing interest in the job.

The local Apple dealer claims that it is not possible to replace only
the cable, and a new Apple mouse from the dealer will cost ~$100.
Does anyone have experience with alternative mice, such as the A+
mouse that MacConnection sells for ~$60?  I'm pretty sure that we want
to stick with a mouse rather than a trackball: my wife and daughter
have both used a trackball before, and they prefer the mouse.

Incidentally, the deceased mouse is an old-style, heavy one, which I
prefer to the new, lighter ones.  Are any of the alternative mice in
this style?

Thanks for any help.  Email and I'll summarize for other unfortunates.

--Mark

Mark Scheevel
MCC, Advanced Computer Technology
scheevel@mcc.com
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Mark Scheevel
MCC, Advanced Computer Technology
scheevel@mcc.com