lakin@csli.stanford.edu (Fred Lakin) (02/06/91)
I am plagued by the occasional horizontal jerkiness problem. I understood that Sun would just send a replacement, but this seems not to be the case. In the meantime, is there any fix? Like taking it apart and adjusting something, or is it a chip problem? But even when the horizontal is as good as the vertical, the standard mouse still isn't all that good. Are there better 3rd party mice available? Better means more responsive and hopefully smaller. Would also consider non-mouse pointing devices if: 1. they are plug compatible 2. you can draw with them 3. and they have three buttons (negotiable) Xerox makes a great optical mouse. Now that Sun and Xerox are in cahoots, will there be a version of that mouse available for Suns? tnx, f starnet!bass!lakin@apple.com
barnick@sunshine.Kodak.COM (William M Barnick x73638) (02/06/91)
In article <LAKIN.91Feb5165336@csli.stanford.edu> lakin@csli.stanford.edu (Fred Lakin) writes: >I am plagued by the occasional horizontal jerkiness problem. I understood >that Sun would just send a replacement, but this seems not to be the case. >In the meantime, is there any fix? Like taking it apart and adjusting >something, or is it a chip problem? > The technical explanation I got when two of our mice went bad was that there are two transmitting LEDs in the mouse. One is visible, the other is IR (non-visible). One of these LEDs is loosing transmitting power over time and causes the problems you described. I suppose you could try fixing it yourself if you knew which LED to replace and what the replacement LED is suppose to be. I simply returned mine to our local sales rep. See Ya ... WMB