mouse nipples

[Andrew Strouse]

My old 701C used to do that all the time even when it was brand new, so I
don't think it is a dirt issue.  I found that if I left my finger on it to
long with out moving it would start moving.  I usually just pushed the
''nipple'  hard opposite the way the coursor was moving and it would stop.

HTH

Andrew Strouse
( kittstr at earthlink.net )

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules Richardson" <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 4:32 PM
Subject: mouse nipples


>
> The mouse cursor on this laptop (an aging Thinkpad) keeps on moving by
> itself - presumably the hardware side of it's the same on all laptops
> with a mouse nipple though. Anyone know if it's worth me trying to get
> underneath the keyboard to fix it (I assume it's a dirt-related problem)
> or is the problem more likely to be some sort of obscure software issue?
>
> (I have no idea when mouse nipples first appeared on laptops, but I
> imagine they're on topic just :-)
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>