| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1119.1 | Naksha is a good replacement! | STKHLM::ARENDI | Jaak Arendi TSC/VIA | Sun May 12 1991 14:25 | 7 |
| I would recommend a Naksha Mouse. I'm very pleased with it and compared
to the original one it's like a dream. How long it will last i don't
but i've used it rather heavily for about 10 months and there hasn't
been any problem with it yet.
Jack
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| 1119.2 | Of Men and Meeces | OPS5::HUTCHINSON | Hutch | Mon May 13 1991 10:52 | 10 |
| I've tried the BEST mouse and while the button arrangement is a little weird,
it appears to be well built and handles well. ($40 mail order)
My favorite is the cordless mouse from the now defunct Practical Solutions. It's
amazing how much nicer it is not to have a "tail" to worry about. It IS more
expensive and if you use your ST a lot it eats up AAA batteries (buy NICADs) but
it's the best I've ever used on the ST. Sold mine last year, wish I had another
one. ($75 mail order)
JOPPA Computers has both in stock if you can't find one locally. 800-876-6040.
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| 1119.3 | You may be able to fix your Atari mouse | MPGS::RADOFF | | Mon May 13 1991 13:16 | 20 |
| Before you run out and buy a new mouse, here are some observations I
have made in the past regarding the Atari mouse. If you are handy with
a soldering iron and screwdrivers, look at the following:
Early on I encountered flakiness with the Atari mouse. First, I
opened it up, cleaned the LED(s) and phototransistor(s) with 90%
isopropyl alcohol using a small camel haired brush. This fixed the
problem for a short time.
Next I experimented with increasing the LED current. I finally
wound up replacing the LED current setting resistors, which I believe
are 680 ohm 1/8 watt units, with 390 ohm 1/8 watt parts. Ever since,
never had another problem.
I have had to replace the cable. I picked up an extension cable
from Radio Shack that has the same connector. I wrung out the old
cable with the Radio Shack one and installed the new unit. No more
problems.
Steve
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| 1119.4 | Swapping the buttons may work | OPS5::HUTCHINSON | Hutch | Mon May 13 1991 15:34 | 4 |
| Another low-budget tip...
If the left mouse button goes bad you can open up the mouse and with a soldering
iron make a swap with the right mouse button, which is seldom used.
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| 1119.5 | | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeffrey A. Lomicka | Mon May 13 1991 18:52 | 8 |
| The buttons are cheap to replace, if you can solder. They are of a
fairly standard type.
Jsut about any QUADRATURE style mouse can be adapted by changing the
connector. I try to bring a different one to each user group meeting.
I've used apple mice, commodore mice, Logitec mice, and even the old DEC
VS100 and VS1 mouse.
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| 1119.6 | mice | MARVIN::FORSTER | | Wed May 22 1991 12:36 | 6 |
| This is probably too late but there are two shops in Reading UK that
do Atari mice. One is in the town centre in Trader's Arcade (can't
remember the name of the shop). The other is Computer Care South, on
the Oxford Road, about 20mins walk from the town centre.
Dave.7
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