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Date: 26 January 87 09:09 EST
From: PV9Y@CORNELLA
Subject: mouses
To: INFO-ATARI16@SCORE.STANFORD.EDU

Alright, I have a minor problem that I'm really getting tired of.  My
mouse squeaks.  I know that sounds sort of dumb, but it really does
whenever I move it to the right.  Is there some way I can lubricate it
or generally muzzle it?  I would just like to point out that it's all
Michtron's fault for programming a decent game (Major Motion) and then
using the mouse as the controller.  The ST has a perfectly good joystick
port, why couldn't they have used it?  If anyone out there is ever so
slightly connected with Michtron, could you please ask them to write a
patch for Major Motion so that it works with the joystick?
     And one other thing.  I haven't heard anything about this anywhere,
but doesn't it sound reasonable that you could replace your mouse
entirely with a trakball (Wico makes a good one that (I assume) will
connect to the ST, it connected to the Atari 2600, which had the same
joystick ports)?  I don't know that much about the method of control in
the trakball, but it seems that it should be basically the same.  Anyone
care to comment on this?  Also, someone just mentioned getting a new
mouse system for the ST.  Does anyone know of other mice that would work
with the ST?
      Thanks.
                                      Adam Engst
 pv9y@cornella
 engst%tcgould.tn.cornell.edu@crnlcs.bitnet  (<- send mail here, please)

 The opinions expressed above are representative only of my own and
 those of ten thousand penguins with whom I am constant communication.
 And none of us are connected in any way with Wico or Michtron.