Do it for ten years, it will be evened and glide nicely :-) I have a few of the older ones, too - and some of them have lost their pads. I am using the Apple ADB Mouse every day, the pad opposite the cable connection is gone. With the - how may I call it ? - fastening ring, the thing fixing the ball - orientated 'the other way' it works good on a mouse pad with a cloth surface. The plastic ones are too cold to my hand anyway. Lars
>about the little pads on the bottom of the mice, i too would like to find a >source for these. my poor well beaten Dell optical mouse has been riding on >paper and shipping tape for over a year now > > > >On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Derek Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> A while back (maybe 7 years ago) I purchased a bunch of ADB mice on >> eBay, but never really paid attention to them. I have been sorting >> through my old computer stuff recently, and found that they were >> (almost without exception) devoid of the little (Teflon?) pads which >> let them slide around. >> >> I know it is a lost cause, but I feel I must ask... Does anybody >> know of a source for these little pads? >> >> On a secondary thought... What is going on with eBay and PayPal? It >> seems that the only method of payment offered anymore is PayPal and >> now (in the last month or two) PayPal is requiring an account with >> them to make a payment! Seems my eBay days are over. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Derek --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
