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Article #43Re: Balls
From: Richard
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 00:00
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Dalco electronics 1-800-445-5342 www.dalco.com has mouse balls available in multiple sizes. You should still glue your mouse ball covers down. Richard Dave Brown <brownie@rmplc.co.uk> wrote in article <344A9B67.2569@rmplc.co.uk>... > rob@jones.softnet.co.uk wrote: > > On 18/10/97 17:39, in message <01bcdbe4$d709c760$e12b7dc2@pgrnfr.iol.ie>, "Pat > > Ryan" <pgrnfr@iol.ie> wrote: > > > We have about 25 computers in our Computer Room. > > > Sometimes a mouse ball goes 'missing'. > > > Does anyone know of a supplier of just the ball. We do not want to buy a > > > new mouse every time a ball 'goes missing.' > > We had a similar problem. Unfortunately, we were unable to find a ball > > supplier and ended up buying new mice. In the end we resorted to training the > > pupils to turn the mice on their backs so that their balls were clearly visible > > Rob Jones > > A lot of schools superglue the retaining ring that holds the mouse ball > inside . It means taking out a couple of screws when it comes to mouse > cleaning time, but it combats ball theft ! Probably invalidtes warranty > to I suppose, so its not actually a suggestion ... you see ...! > > Dave Brown - RM plc - PC Division Stores. > All views expressed above are entirely my own & no-one elses ! > > -------------------===Dave Brown===------------------- > Home 01235 763540 Work 01235 826093 Mobile 0467 458151 > http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/brownie/index.html > ------------------------------------------------------ >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1011f1,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gid1011f1,public X-Google-Thread: 114a84,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gid114a84,public X-Google-Thread: fd9ba,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gidfd9ba,public X-Google-Thread: 1057da,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gid1057da,public X-Google-Thread: fee77,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gidfee77,public X-Google-Thread: fb6e9,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gidfb6e9,public X-Google-Thread: 101457,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gid101457,public X-Google-Thread: 10bec0,45ed38782520558f X-Google-Attributes: gid10bec0,public From: "Richard" <rik@isomedia.com> Subject: Re: Balls Date: 1997/10/20 Message-ID: <01bcdd03$78c75120$26de95cf@rik.isomedia.com> X-Deja-AN: 282612330 References: <01bcdbe4$d709c760$e12b7dc2@pgrnfr.iol.ie> <N.101997.181605.53@modem46.c2r1.pol.co.uk> <344A9B67.2569@rmplc.co.uk> Organization: All USENET -- http://www.Supernews.com Newsgroups: alt.computer.workshop.live,alt.folklore.computer,biz.marketplace.computers.other,biz.marketplace.services.computers,iol.schools.teachers,misc.forsale.computers.other.misc,uk.adverts.computer,uk.education.teachers