Re: Mouse balls - Fun Demo!

[Brad Shue <jshue@comp.uark.edu>]

On Sat, 24 Aug 1996, Alex. F. Burr wrote:
> You were fortunate in your choice of a cheap mouse. I have just checked
> six different makes of mice (including one Mac mouse) and found them
> all to have shepherically symetric mouse balls. The balls divided
> themselves into two catagories - grey and heavy -- black and light
> all rolled in straight lines

Strange, I checked about 12 today on both macs and pc's and all had quite
a bit of wobble to them.  Your batch of mice must have been given the
"good" balls.  Ya want a bad ball for demos?  I'm not going there...
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