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- From: babcock@cayman.com (Bill Babcock)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: PB 170 trackball only does vertical!
- Message-ID: <10177@cayman.COM>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 18:58:59 GMT
- References: <1992Aug29.223936.4696@mtu.edu>
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- In article <zaphod-010992155827@gregt.winona.msus.edu> Gregory Talmo,
- zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu writes:
- >> 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)??
-
- I had the same problem with my 170, and a friend had it with his 140. In
- both cases they were returned to Apple's repair center in Texas, the
- trackballs replaced, and returned to us within 3-4 days. They also
- replaces our floppy drives and screens. What nice folks:-)
-