[comp.sys.mac.hardware] Drifting mice... anybody have one?

jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) (03/02/90)

I just had my mouse replaced because it had a tendency to let the
cursor drift to one side of the screen.  The "new" mouse does exactly
the same thing.  Has anyone else encountered this phenomenon?  If you
quickly move the mouse towards the right hand side of the screen and
lift it slightly, the cursor will keep on rolling towards the right
edge and pin itself against the screen.

This isn't normal behavior and I wonder if it isn't system 6.0.4 or a
mechanical problem endemic to mice in the new machines.  The new
micehave a "black" coloured ball as opposed to older mice with the
white ball.  I think Apple's intention was to make mouse motion
smoother, but instead it just allows irratic drifting cursors.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr.....