Very strange mouse problem.

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From: Stephen Edward Simmons
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:57

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I've just solved a problem I've had with my mouse for a few weeks.  Has anyone
else suffered from the same problem?


SYMPTOM:
	After using the PC for 8 hours or so from 9 AM, the mouse would fail
at about 5:30 PM in the evening.  This makes working with Windows cumbersome,
and so was a good (but very annoying) reason to stop work for the day.

SOLUTION:
	The PC is located in a room with west facing windows that gets the full
afternoon sun.  In the late afternoon, the sun is at a such a low angle that
it falls on the mouse.  Its light filters through the mouse (through
the small gap between the buttons) and falls on the optical sensors connected
to the mouse ball.  So, stand a book up on end and use the mouse in the
book's shadow.


Has anyone else had a similar problem?

Stephen

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From: simmons@krang.vis.citri.edu.au (Stephen Edward Simmons)
Subject: Very strange mouse problem.
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Summary: I've had a novel problem with my mouse.
Keywords: Mouse
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Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:57:03 GMT
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