Mouse balls

[Groll]

Hi, all:
We've found Mitsumi (ms-standard-compati.) 9-pin serial mice for about $8 
each (less in quantity.) -- if the balls are $5 alone, might not be worth it.

 /paul/ 
  -------------------- groll at libofmich.lib.mi.us --------------------- 
   Paul Groll---Network and Information Systems---Library of Michigan
 mathematician, n.- a machine for turning coffee & pencils into theorems.

On Fri, 9 May 1997, Ken Roberts wrote:

> >Now, I've got another request.  Does anyone know where to purchase a
> >mouse ball separately -- without having to buy an entire replacement
> >mouse?
> 
> I found a few resources for them after doing some research for our
> library:
> 
> Vendor      Phone
> Argonaut    (800) 322-3328
> Prefix      (800) 264-2530
> Synaptech   (800) 617-7865
> 
> Different vendors may have different sizes, so check to make sure that
> you get the right ones.  Prices seem to run $3-5 for replacement balls.
> 
> I am thinking about gluing the covers shut on ours.  Cleaning would
> require taking the mouse apart with a screwdriver.
> 
> (I actually got through this whole message without a joke...)
> -- 
> Kenneth Roberts, Technology Specialist
> Princeton Public Library
>    email:roberts at princeton.lib.nj.us
>    phone:(609) 924-9529 ext. 56
>