Hi there, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:26, Chris Wilkinson wrote: > >>A kink in the cable looks to be the cause, hold it one way and >>the problem goes, hold it the other and pointer histrionics >>ensue...bingo, new mouse time (darn!)... > > I have been known to cut the bad part of the wires out, and use solder to join > it back up. Works well, if rather ugly.
My soldering iron is bung. I'd need to use 240V strip connector with screw lugs... :-) >>Why cannot they make a decent mouse today...my 1989 and 1994 >>vintage Atari's still have perfectly working original mice! > > Corporate greed. Yea. Those 2 evil words that verily corrupt the hearts of the minions, and remind us of our 'place'... :-) -- Kind regards, Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch, New Zealand. Canterbury Horse Taxis. http://www.horsetaxis.co.nz/
