9 Sep
2005
9 Sep
'05
11:17 p.m.
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