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In article 4216@nntp.nta.no, otv@hal.nta.no (Oddvar Tveito FTO) writes:
>My ATARI dealer sold me a mouse for my STe 1040 which frequently starts
>to wander around the screen by itself - without me touching the mouse.
>The problem is of course that in some programs, if it pulls down a menu,
>the program will not respond to keyboard inputs.  
>
>My dealer tells me this is common to all non-atari mice, and is due to
>"very strong signals from the mouse". In my opinion this has rather to do
>with "very much noise from the mouse". Should I accept what he says, or
>is this behavior of my mouse unacceptable? Any authorized opinions are
>very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Well, mine is not an "authorized" opinion, but an "opinonated" one, anyway. :)

Sorry, I don't buy your dealer's explanation.  I've used a couple of third
party mice on the Atari and none have exhibited this behavior.  If you are
running some kind of screen accelerator that also speeds up mouse input, you
might try disabling that.  If that doesn't work, get a refund, a new mouse,
and/or a new dealer.
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