[comp.sys.att] dead mouse on a 3B1

jms@wzlr.UUCP (Jack Stephens) (06/06/88)

I am having a problem with my 3B1 runing 3.51.  My mouse is locked
in the upper right hand corner of the screen and won't move.  I have
tried reseating the cables (both mouse and keyboard), cleaning the ball
housing in the mouse, manipulating the mouse actuators directly, and now
I have run out of ideas.  My questions:

  1. Anyone out there with similar experience ?
  2. How can I separate mechanical problems from machine problems ?
  3. What is the availability/cost of professional help if (sigh) it
  should come to that ?

As always, thanks for amy and all input.

jms
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ford@elgar.UUCP (Mike "Ford" Ditto) (06/11/88)

In article <37@wzlr.UUCP> jms@wzlr.UUCP (Jack Stephens) writes:
>I am having a problem with my 3B1 runing 3.51.  My mouse is locked
>in the upper right hand corner of the screen and won't move.
> [ ... ]

Remember that unplugging the keyboard or mouse will have unpredictable
results, usually causing the mouse and/or keyboard to stop working.
The user's manual says never to do either, and I have found that the
keyboard will never work once it has been unplugged.  The mouse can
sometimes be plugged back in and still work.  A reboot will fix either
problem (of course, if your keyboard is dead, you'd better do a
shutdown via an external terminal!).

					-=] Ford [=-

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now it's a peaceful oasis.		ford%kenobi@crash.CTS.COM
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now it's all covered with daisies." -- Talking Heads