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- From: wdburns@mtu.edu (WILLIAM D. BURNS)
- Subject: PB 170 trackball only does vertical!
- Message-ID: <1992Aug29.223936.4696@mtu.edu>
- Organization: CCLI Macintosh Lab, Michigan Tech University
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 22:39:36 GMT
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- Is this a known problem or did this thing just partially die on me....
- Symptom:
- Right in the middle of using the word processor, the internal trackball
- on my PB170 decided to stop tracking right/left motions. It didn't die
- all at once - at first it was like a dirty roller (i.e. skipping or
- stuttering), then after a few minutes it just gave up.
-
- Everything looks clean inside. When I took the ball out, I pushed on the
- little receptor diode (the clear, opaque device on the left inside the
- trackball hole) and it would register movement....but only if I fiddled
- with it.
-
- What I'd like to know is: is this a common problem with PB170's or did
- mine just puke out on me and I'll have to take it in to the money-pit
- (aka service person)??
-
- Thanks a bunch,
-
- Bill Burns
-
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