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Article #620532Re: testing new computer new isp
From: Charles Richmond
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:06
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:06
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On 2/14/2018 8:18 PM, J. Clarke wrote: > On 14 Feb 2018 18:13:07 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> > wrote: > >> On 2018-02-14, William Pechter >> <pec...@lakewoodmicro-fbsd-tor1-01.lakewoodmicro.com> wrote: >> >>> In article <PM0005652...@aca41411.ipt.aol.com>, >>> jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Joy Beeson wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 13 Feb 2018 14:39:01 GMT, jmfbahciv <See....@aol.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If I was stuck with a mouse, I >>>>>> would turn it upsidedown and use it as a track ball. >>>>> >>>>> I just tried that. All I got was a flashing red light on the wall. >>>> >>>> Kewl :-) I've never used an optical mouse. Does it work if >>>> you keep it upright and move the ball with your finger underneath? >>> >>> No ball... just led and opto sensor (or laser and optosensor). >> >> "An optical mouse has no balls and has to look at itself in a mirror to work." >> >>> They work great as long as the mouse is on a decent surface. If there's >>> any issues put a piece of notebook paper under the mouse. No special >>> optical mouse pad like the old days. >> >> If I need to do only a few mouse operations and have no flat surface, >> my leg works pretty well. Optical mice like denim. > > They will also work on a cat, although I do not recommend this > practice unless the cat is _very_ mellow. > "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way." -- Mark Twain -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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