kaneda23 Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I ordered a mouse from 4Jays.com. It is an Atari brand mouse. When I tried it out, I had to press the buttons really hard to get any response. Now I know this is almost 20 year old hardware, but is this common among Atari mice? Is it something that I can fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazah Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Not that I know of, I have several mice and some are like that, others are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterMotorola Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 The buttons on the original Atari mice are a little "clunky". They are not like the refined modern mice that respond to a light tap of the finger. They were designed back when mice were still a new invention and nonexistance on IBM machines. Is the mouse used or new-old-stock? It may be worth unscrewing the bottom and taking the top off to give it a good cleaning. The mouse may also be a bit stiff and need to be broken in so keep using it! I have the original Atari mouse on my ST and I've gotten used to it but I have a modern serial mouse on my TT which is more responsive. - Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 Get in touch with Brad Koda at Best Electronics and get one of his replacement mice. Its a bit pricey, but very good quality. I don't think you'll regret it. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 I ordered a mouse from 4Jays.com. It is an Atari brand mouse. When I tried it out, I had to press the buttons really hard to get any response. Now I know this is almost 20 year old hardware, but is this common among Atari mice? Is it something that I can fix? Actually its the mechanical buttons themselves, they are VERY stiff and I've always disliked that from a biomechanics standpoint, they were not well thought out, neither was the high height of the mouse as well and Atari never made an attempt to better the design which was a pitty... Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarianer2003 Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 You can use alternative mouses on the ST (but I don't know, if one was released in USA...) I'd prefer the Golden Image GI-6000 optical mouse, its a small switchable (Atari/Amiga) mouse. I've also a Quick Shot QS-3123 - a good and ergonomic mouse. The STM-1 I don't use since I've this both mice Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 You can use alternative mouses on the ST (but I don't know, if one was released in USA...) I'd prefer the Golden Image GI-6000 optical mouse, its a small switchable (Atari/Amiga) mouse. I've also a Quick Shot QS-3123 - a good and ergonomic mouse. The STM-1 I don't use since I've this both mice Mike The "Best" mouse and the Beetle mouse I always thought were great mice for the ST's as well.... the other easy route is pick up an only MS Serial mouse and there are drivers on the net to allow you to plug them into the ST serial port and use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifreakz Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 it the buttons need a good hit to get a response then in my experiance it's a sign that the microswitches are on the way out! - if this is a used mouse of coarse. A F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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