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Sun optical mice were a pain in the ass too.

• wyldfire 5y ago
  The ones w the reflective metallic mousepad?
  • abeyer 5y ago
    yup, and the marks were painted on, so started wearing off (and thus losing mouse resolution) the second you started using it.
    • hughrr 5y ago
      This thread brings me pleasant memories of drunken post student union bar C hacking sessions in the 90s. Apart from the mice. And openwindows. Fuck both of them!
      • cmrdporcupine 5y ago
        What's wrong with openwindows? Always like it.
    • chasil 5y ago
      This was a "Mouse Systems" design. Early mechanical mice commonly had a switch labeled PC/MS which would toggle the protocol used by the device. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems I own one somewhere in a closet.
• adrianmonk 5y ago
  Hey, I'm moving the mouse but the pointer isn't going much of anywhere! What's wrong?! Oh yeah, the mouse isn't CORRECTLY ALIGNED with the mouse pad! I'd better check if the mouse pad has moved out of its proper position on the desk. And pay a bit more attention to how I'm holding the mouse so that I don't introduce too much rotation about the vertical axis. That alignment was something I never had to worry about with any type of mouse I used before or after. On the other hand, it worked pretty well when it was lined up right. It really seemed to track motion more smoothly and accurately than mechanical mice. For those who don't understand why it had to be aligned, Wikipedia has an article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems) with two good photos. Mouse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems#/media/File:Sun_optical_mouse.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems#/media/File:Sun_... Close-up of grid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems#/media/File:Mouse-Systems-Mousepad-Detail.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems#/media/File:Mous...