Subject: Re: mouse pads
To: Julian Bean <jules@mailbox.co.uk>
From: J.T. Conklin <jtc@cygnus.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 04/04/1996 14:58:15
>> I've been reading the Sun hardware FAQ, and it states that Sun3 mice
>> used a mouse pad with `broad stripes', as opposed to the later mice that
>> used `narrow stripes'. Does anyone know for sure whether or not the older
>> mice will work with the newer pads? I've got mice without pads.
> I am fairly sure they won't, although I can't remember if I ever tried...
I've tried it, and it doesn't work. Actually, if you tilt the pad at
a 45deg angle, you can get by in an emergency. I used it that way
for a day until I could find the proper pad.
--jtc