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- From: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Message-ID: <H.Bqnq91MRBPk@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Organization: One of these days for sure
- Subject: Re: Mouse creep.....
- References: <4561@sersun1.essex.ac.uk> <1992Jul20.185646.21346@microware.com>
- <1992Jul23.134629.432@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de>
- Reply-To: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca
- X-Software: HERMES GUS 1.03 Rev. Apr 14 1992
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:04:00 -0700
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- In <1992Jul23.134629.432@olymp.informatik.uni-bonn.de>, Volker A. Brandt writes:
- >>In article <4561@sersun1.essex.ac.uk> woocm@essex.ac.uk (Chris Wood) writes:
- >>> I have a problem that started some time ago but is getting
- >>>more frequent. My mouse creeps around the screen!
- >
- >I have also experienced this problem. The cause is the litte SMD chip inside
- >the mouse, if I remember correctly it's just a simple 74LS... type that likes
- >to fail in a whole batch of ST mice.
- >
- >If you're good at soldering, replace it. I bought a "refurbished" mouse.
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- You can also just change the resister biasing the photo transister
- who's bias tend's to drift with age. However, the best solution is an
- aftermarket mouse, like the Golden Image GT 250, which has microswitches
- and in general is a much nicer feeling mouse.
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- jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca
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