9 Sep
2005
9 Sep
'05
8:32 p.m.
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
9 Sep
9 Sep
9:52 p.m.
On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Jules Richardson wrote:
(I have no idea when mouse nipples first appeared on
laptops, but I
imagine they're on topic just :-)
Aren't you concerned about offending somebody by calling it a "nipple"?
Before the product was released some IBM'ers behind the scenes
called it "the clitoris"
10:10 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Jules Richardson wrote:
I always hear it called "the clitoral cursor"
Doc
(I have no idea when mouse nipples first appeared
on laptops, but I
imagine they're on topic just :-)
Aren't you concerned about offending somebody by calling it a "nipple"?
Before the product was released some IBM'ers behind the scenes
called it "the clitoris" 
10:25 p.m.
(I have no
idea when mouse nipples first appeared on laptops, but I
imagine they're on topic just :-)
Aren't you concerned about offending
somebody by calling it a
"nipple"? Before the product was released some IBM'ers
behind the scenes called
it "the clitoris"
I don't find laptop cursor controls as much fun to play with, though.
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10 Sep
10 Sep
7:27 p.m.
wrecks the damned keyboard when you lick them too - billp
On Friday, Sep 9, 2005, at 18:25 US/Eastern, der Mouse wrote:
Now now, if I want to take offense I can do so myself. :-)
(I have no idea when mouse nipples first appeared on
laptops, but I
imagine they're on topic just :-)
Aren't you concerned about offending
somebody by calling it a
"nipple"? Before the product was released some IBM'ers
behind the scenes called
it "the clitoris"
I don't find laptop cursor controls as much fun to play with, though.
/~\ The ASCII der Mouse
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9 Sep
9 Sep
10:45 p.m.
Aren't you concerned about offending somebody by
calling it a "nipple"?
Before the product was released some IBM'ers behind the scenes
called it "the clitoris"
I've called it a Tit Mouse since the day they were released :) I think
that's a bit more socially acceptable, but probably not by much.
--
adrian/witchy
Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - the UKs biggest home computer collection?
11:42 p.m.
Witchy wrote:
I've called it a Tit Mouse since the day they were
released :) I
think that's a bit more socially acceptable, but probably not by much.
Well, Titmouse is a perfectly respectable term:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titmouse
These birds are called "chickadees" (derived from their distinctive
"chick-a dee dee dee" alarm call) or "titmice" in North America,
and
just "tits" in the rest of the English speaking world. The name
titmouse is attested from the 14th century, composed of the Old
English name for the bird, mase (Proto-Germanic *maison) and tit,
denoting something small. The spelling was influenced by mouse in the
16th century. "Chickadee" is onomatopoeic, i.e., sounds like the call
of many North American species.
And certainly, "tit" denoting something small certainly applies
to the laptop titmouse.
- Joe :-)
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 )
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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
10 Sep
10 Sep
12:11 a.m.
In message <042201c5b594$b108ac10$019b9b9b at amscomputer>
"Andrew Strouse" <kittstr at earthlink.net> wrote:
My old 701C used to do that all the time even when it
was brand new, so I
don't think it is a dirt issue. I found that if I left my finger on it to
long with out moving it would start moving. I usually just pushed the
''nipple' hard opposite the way the coursor was moving and it would stop.
I've got a Toshiba T2130CS here that does the same thing. My mum's got a
Compaq Evo N600C (weird thing - has a TrackPad and the Accupoint
"tit-mouse") that does it too.
I think it's some form of auto-calibration system, though it seems to screw
up a lot more than I'd like. Thankfully Trackpads aren't anywhere near as bad
(IMO). Not as good as a mouse, but good enough for computing on the go.
Seeing as we're on the subject of laptops, does anyone have any Panasonic
CF-VZS251 (I think that's the right part number...) batteries lying around?
I've got a CF-25 Toughbook here that seems to have a duff battery (I'm
getting about an hour out of it - it's a very old Li-ion). Either the Li-ion
or NiMH version would be fine (though I suspect it'll be easier to get
high-capacity NiMH cells than bodge some 18650 LiIons to fit).
Later.
--
Phil. | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB 100baseT
philpem at philpem.me.uk | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2 512MB+100GB
http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook
... RAM = Rarely Adequate Memory
11 Sep
11 Sep
10:18 p.m.
Tried Allbatteries Phil ? not cheap but they seem to have most cells.
Geoff.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Pemberton" <philpem at dsl.pipex.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: mouse nipples
In message <042201c5b594$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
100baseT
philpem at philpem.me.uk | Athlon64 3200+
A8VDeluxe R2
512MB+100GB
http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Panasonic CF-25
Mk.2 Toughbook
... RAM = Rarely Adequate Memory
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10 Sep
10 Sep
2:15 a.m.
Mouse nipple... thats a new one...
The nipple - aka trackpoint or pencil eraser -
Early TP's had a reset to 0 issue in the early drivers, all models would
later have an updated driver that corrected the drifting. Have you
friend update their trackpoint mouse driver from IBM TP driver matrix.
Curt
Jules Richardson wrote:
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
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4:04 a.m.
My dell had that. There was a firmware patch for it. Was not due to age,
however.
Jules Richardson wrote:
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
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