[comp.sys.sgi] Mouse pad folklore

goss@SNOW-WHITE.MERIT-TECH.COM (Mike Goss) (12/06/90)

I saw the message earlier today about a larger mouse pad, but didn't have
time to reply then, and didn't save the message, so I don't remember
who it was from (Karron, maybe?).

One thing you might try is to photocopy your mouse pad several times,
and then tape the sheets together.  I know this sounds crazy, and it
may not work with the newer, higher resolution optical mice, but this
used to work with the older low res Mouse Systems optical mice (believe
it or not, corduroy pants also worked, although not very well!).

It shouldn't work, since one sensor on the mouse is supposed to detect 
the black lines running horizontally, and the other sensor sees the
blue lines running vertically. I don't even try to explain it. This
just proves that there are some things that man was not 
meant to know :-).

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Mike Goss
Merit Technology Inc.
(214)733-7018
goss@snow-white.merit-tech.com

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