Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls 🖱️
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️that reminds me!
brb… cleaning my Trackball
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@FlockOfCats the ball was never very dirty, it was the crud stuck to the wheels that you had to scratch off with your fingernails...
@mossman @FlockOfCats This. It was both disgusting and so very satisfying to clean those wheels. If I could get that strip of gunk to just peel off in one piece, that was a win.
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats Do trackball mouse count?
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@1000millimeter @FlockOfCats A bit of isopropyl on a q-tip would always loosen it up enough to at least get unstuck for me. I did still sometimes have to use something to pull it off (needle nose pliers, hemostat, whatever.)
I don't think scratching up the rollers is a good idea.
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@1000millimeter @FlockOfCats Sticky mud? No? Are you confusing alcohol with water?
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats It felt strange when I got a computer mouse without a ball inside.
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats There was a wry email about being circulated it back in the day -
Mouse balls are now available as FRU (FieldReplacement Unit) therefore, if a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement. Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel. Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls.
Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of the mouse. Foreign balls can be replaced using the pop off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist-off method.
Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge.
Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately. It is recommended that each replacer have a pair of spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction. Any customer missing his balls should suspect local personnel of removing these necessary items.
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats remember to replace your mouse ball regularly
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
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Im kinda glad that's a thing of the past -
Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats This applies to most millennials too, especially if we were online before 2002 say- when the laser mice started really taking off. I was using Windows 95 in the mid 90s when I was far too young, that Minesweeper game was far too mature for me to be playing.
I liked the weight of those mouse balls, very satisfyingly heavy.
Virtua Cop 2 with a mouse was great, that I miss.
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats no actual mice were harmed during the cleaning procedure.
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I've cleaned a mouseball with expensive whisky, generously offered for the purpose by a Highlander at Hogmanay.
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats I used to clean my mouse ball and put a q tip around the inside of the mouse too. -
Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats ... and jumpered the serial card for correct Baud rate and I/O base address ...
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@wonka @Felila @FlockOfCats No, no, no DE-fragging! It's the opposite of fragging! But almost as soothing! Although it does require a *hard* disk. You can't defrag a floppy disk.
@RachelThornSub @wonka @Felila @FlockOfCats and to use that hard disk to store your OS and applications, it's surprisingly disappointing to find that your general storage hard disk which hasn't been defragged in years barely needs it!
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats Well, you had to or that thing would stop mousing and balling.
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️RE: https://famichiki.jp/@FlockOfCats/117238876332947458
If you performed the depicted activity, make sure you schedule all the appropriate preventive medical examinations for your age.
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lol this is such a boomer post, like “boost if you used to drink from the garden hose!!” But I do amuse myself greatly by making fun of our advancing age
Gen X was still doing that too
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Mastodon/Fedi: The social network for people who have actually cleaned mouse balls
️@FlockOfCats My fitst computer mouse cost me 160 DM. To use it with Windows 3.0.
Today you get a much advanced device for that price.
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@srfirehorseart @RachelThornSub @jamesrg @pussreboots @FlockOfCats
I had a Sinclair computer too here in the US. Came in multiple little bags . Was amazed when I finished soldering all the parts onto the PCB that it actually worked.
Quickly bought an old keyboard from a terminal and wired it in along with a repeating key circuit.
Never had a mouse hooked to it.
