honp9@jetson.uh.edu (Jason L. Tibbitts III) (12/06/90)
[Munch all you want, I'll type more]
Howdy all.
Well, my mouse finally gave out the other day, forcing me to finally go out and
buy a new one. So I called up Safe Harbor and orderd a Boing! optical mouse. I
got it for a good price, and they sent it a day early, too. And to top it all
off, they gave me a roll of Life Savers in the box. What more could you ask
for?
So I have this wonderful mouse, and a bunch of questions:
1. That middle button... I might as well use it. Is there any software that
suports it? I know DME does, and I have switcher, but I'm looking for
something tiny that, say, cycles the screens.
2. Can you get a larger pad? Tunnels of Armageddon and PowerDrome are quick
and easy ways to run out of mouse pad.
3. Is there any way to make the mouse slide across the pad with less friction?
I heard of some kind of wax, but I'd rather find out before I go and do
something stupid.
Recommendation: If your original mouse is starting to go south, at least try
one of these mice. It wasn't the cheapest, but I'm sure satisfied,
(As usual, I have no association with Centaur or GFXBase except as a very
satisfied customer.)
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In article <7896.275d92fe@jetson.uh.edu>, honp9@jetson.uh.edu (Jason L. Tibbitts III) writes... > >Well, my mouse finally gave out the other day, forcing me to finally go out and >buy a new one. So I called up Safe Harbor and orderd a Boing! optical mouse. I >got it for a good price, and they sent it a day early, too. And to top it all >off, they gave me a roll of Life Savers in the box. What more could you ask >for? > >So I have this wonderful mouse, and a bunch of questions: [Deleted questions] > >3. Is there any way to make the mouse slide across the pad with less friction? > I heard of some kind of wax, but I'd rather find out before I go and do > something stupid. > I got a Boing mouse about a year ago (for Christmas), and at first it did not slide around easily, but after about a week it got much smoother. I was very happy with it then, for several months. However, after awhile it started getting more difficult to slide around. The fuzzy material on the bottom got gummed up, I guess. Now there is so much friction that I am considerably less than happy with it. Have others had a similar experience, and if so, what can be done about it? >-- >\/ Jason L. Tibbitts III // | THEnet: {George|Jane|Elroy|Judy}::HONP9 >/\/"Blob Shop Programmers: // | SesquiNet, Telnet, etc: HONP9@JETSON.uh.edu >\/ Because We're Bored!" \X/ | CREN (BitNet): HONP9@UHVAX1 "Ewige >/\ . DISCLAIMER ." Whose opinions did you think there were?" ; Blumenkraft" Thanks, Dale Gary
faheyr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Bob Fahey <NECR0SIS>) (12/08/90)
dg@sundog.caltech.edu (DALE GARY) writes: >very happy with it then, for several months. However, after awhile it started >getting more difficult to slide around. The fuzzy material on the bottom >got gummed up, I guess. Now there is so much friction that I am considerably >less than happy with it. Have others had a similar experience, and if so, >what can be done about it? Well, I have had this problem also, but a Sun workstation user told me a little trick that he does when this happens: (Suns have similar mice) -- Flip over the mousepad (to the black rubbery foam side), and rub the mouse on it. This seems to clean out the little felt pads on the under- side of the mouse. I also would clean the mousepad itself. Here's how I do it (I wont say it's the best way, cuz as far as I know, it messes up the pad. But, I haven't had any problems with it for the entire 1.5yrs I have had it). Just wipe it off w/ windex or water if you want to be real safe.... :) If you do these things, the mouse will _fly_. >Thanks, >Dale Gary Bob | ///| a.k.a. NECR0SIS faheyr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu -or- | | \\\///_| faheyr@rose.ucs.indiana.edu | | \XX/ | M I G A "'Ere long done do does did..." - The Smiths | | "...life is seen through the eyes of a dog..." - Skinny Puppy |
yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) (12/08/90)
faheyr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Bob Fahey <NECR0SIS>) writes: >Well, I have had this problem also, but a Sun workstation user told me a >little trick that he does when this happens: (Suns have similar mice) >-- Flip over the mousepad (to the black rubbery foam side), and rub the >mouse on it. This seems to clean out the little felt pads on the under- >side of the mouse. I also would clean the mousepad itself. Here's how I >do it (I wont say it's the best way, cuz as far as I know, it messes up >the pad. But, I haven't had any problems with it for the entire 1.5yrs I >have had it). Just wipe it off w/ windex or water if you want to be real >safe.... :) HAY that works Great!..... Gets Gummy stuff all over tho... (What IS that stuff) . -- yorkw@ecn.purdue.edu Willis F York ---------------------------------------------- Macintosh... Proof that a Person can use a Computer all day and still not know ANYTHING about computers.
faheyr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Bob Fahey <NECR0SIS>) (12/08/90)
yorkw@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Willis F York) writes: [...directoins on how to clean mouse deleted...] >HAY that works Great!..... Gets Gummy stuff all over tho... >(What IS that stuff) Umm, not real sure. When I had the prob, it wasnt gummy stuff, just loads of lint/dust. Maybe some coka-cola got in it :). I really don't know... | ///| a.k.a. NECR0SIS faheyr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu -or- | | \\\///_| faheyr@rose.ucs.indiana.edu | | \XX/ | M I G A "'Ere long done do does did..." - The Smiths | | "...life is seen through the eyes of a dog..." - Skinny Puppy |
johnhlee@hermod.cs.cornell.edu (John H. Lee) (12/08/90)
In article <faheyr.660599016@silver> faheyr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Bob Fahey <NECR0SIS>) writes: [...] >side of the mouse. I also would clean the mousepad itself. Here's how I >do it (I wont say it's the best way, cuz as far as I know, it messes up >the pad. But, I haven't had any problems with it for the entire 1.5yrs I >have had it). Just wipe it off w/ windex or water if you want to be real >safe.... :) > >If you do these things, the mouse will _fly_. The infamous Mouse Systems M3/M4 mouse... I have a converted Sun M3 optical mouse (the same as the Boing! mouse, I believe.) I keep my mousepad religiously clean by thoroughly wiping it off with Windex/glass cleaner *every time* before I use my Amiga. After two years it is still as smooth as glass. The felt pads still look nice and clean, although occasionally I have to scrap a little gunk off the felt pads. That gunk, by the way, is dust, dirt, oil, and flaked skin. If you don't keep the pad clean, the mouse gets rather "grippy," as illustrated vividly by the mice attached to the workstations used by undergrads... Don't worry about the Windex hurting the mouse pad. (Water won't do the job--the universal solvent isn't universal enough) At work, we use even stronger stuff, an industrial foam cleaner with a lots of ammonia. The inked lines won't come off unless you scrap them off. By the way, does anyone know where to buy replacement mouse pads? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mice and time fly! Next time on AmigaDos: The Next Generation. John Lee Internet: johnhlee@cs.cornell.edu The above opinions of those of the user, and not of this machine.
king@motcid.UUCP (Steven King) (12/11/90)
In article <1990Dec7.183129.16746@nntp-server.caltech.edu> dg@sundog.caltech.edu writes: > I got a Boing mouse about a year ago (for Christmas), and at first it did >not slide around easily, but after about a week it got much smoother. I was >very happy with it then, for several months. However, after awhile it started >getting more difficult to slide around. The fuzzy material on the bottom >got gummed up, I guess. I don't have a Boing! mouse, but I have the Mouse Systems critter on the Sun at work. Just take a pencil eraser to the pads and gently scrub. The gummy stuff comes right out. Don't know if the pads are made of the same material on the two different mice though. -- ---------------------------------------------------+--------------------------- Elephants don't step on you because they don't | Steven King like squishy things between their toes. | Motorola Cellular | ...uunet!motcid!king