mouse nipples

[Geoffrey Thomas]

Tried Allbatteries Phil ? not cheap but they seem to have most cells.

Geoff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Pemberton" <philpem at dsl.pipex.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: mouse nipples


> In message <042201c5b594$b108ac10$019b9b9b at amscomputer>
>           "Andrew Strouse" <kittstr at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> I've got a Toshiba T2130CS here that does the same thing. My mum's got a
> Compaq Evo N600C (weird thing - has a TrackPad and the Accupoint
> "tit-mouse") that does it too.
>
> I think it's some form of auto-calibration system, though it seems to
screw
> up a lot more than I'd like. Thankfully Trackpads aren't anywhere near as
bad
> (IMO). Not as good as a mouse, but good enough for computing on the go.
>
> Seeing as we're on the subject of laptops, does anyone have any Panasonic
> CF-VZS251 (I think that's the right part number...) batteries lying
around?
> I've got a CF-25 Toughbook here that seems to have a duff battery (I'm
> getting about an hour out of it - it's a very old Li-ion). Either the
Li-ion
> or NiMH version would be fine (though I suspect it'll be easier to get
> high-capacity NiMH cells than bodge some 18650 LiIons to fit).
>
> Later.
> --
> Phil.                              | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB
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> philpem at philpem.me.uk              | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2
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> http://www.philpem.me.uk/          | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook
> ... RAM = Rarely Adequate Memory
>
>
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