jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) (02/06/90)
I've noticed something rather odd about my Apple Macintosh mouse. If I position the cursor at the top of my screen and then move it quickly down and then to the right, lifting the mouse slightly above the pad as I do... the cursor will jet in a straight line to the right-hand side of the screen and stop. Is this a software problem or is the ball inside the mouse that frictionless? Or is the mouse sensing hardware defective in some way? It doesn't seem to do this on the mice at work but upon closer examination it looks like the ball in the mouse at work is bigger than the one at home. Hmmmm.... is Apple cutting corners or something?
consp22@bingsunf.cc.binghamton.edu (Darren Handler) (02/07/90)
>I've noticed something rather odd about my Apple Macintosh mouse. If >I position the cursor at the top of my screen and then move it quickly >down and then to the right, lifting the mouse slightly above the pad >as I do... the cursor will jet in a straight line to the right-hand >side of the screen and stop. Here is what is happenning: When the mouse is down on the table the ball inside the mouse is pushed up into the casing slightly so the ball comes into good contact with the three rollers on the inside. When you lift the mouse up off of the table, the ball drops back down to rest directly on the retaining ring. In the process of it falling down, it almost always rolls the rollers a little. It usually produces a diagonal effect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Consp22@Bingsuns.pod.binghamton.edu | SUNY-B Computer Consultants - | | Consp22@Bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | Trying to keep the world safe from | |---------------------------------------| the SUNY-B Computer users. | | System Consultant - World Computers |-------------------------------------| | Computer Cons. - SUNY Binghamton | Darren `Mac Hack' Handler | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I don't know if I am going to heaven or hell, I just hope God grades on a curve