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Article #33360Re: Macintosh Mice (works for other brands also)
From: Robert Krohn
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1988 19:46
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1988 19:46
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From article <2923@bgsuvax.UUCP>, by denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten): > Mice that spend their life running directly on a desk or other surface > that is waxed will pick up wax on its rollers over time. This causes > it not to roll smoothly. You can easily fix this by removing the ball > from the bottom of the mouse and scraping the wax off of the three > rollers with your fingernail. You need to rotate the rollers as you > do this so that you can get all the gunk off. > > I roll my mouse on a mousepad, and it has solved this problem. It > rolls as smooth as the day I bought it. > > -- > William C. DenBesten I have found that a screen which spends it's life in front of a blabbering user tends to become coated by spittle. This causes it become opaque. You can easily prevent this by stopping your blabbering or by installing a windscreen wiper. However washers should not be included. I wear a gag and this has solved the problem (and also restored my credibility). My screen is as clear as the day when removed from its packaging. -- Robert M. Krohn
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!bellcore!tness7!texbell!killer!convex!texsun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!munnari!bruce!goanna!yabbie!s851736 From: s851736@yabbie.rmit.oz (Robert Krohn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Macintosh Mice (works for other brands also) Message-ID: <887@yabbie.rmit.oz> Date: 15 Oct 88 19:46:58 GMT References: <2923@bgsuvax.UUCP> Organization: RMIT Comm & Elec Eng, Melbourne, Australia. Lines: 25