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From: DJCOHEN@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Daniel Cohen)
Subject: Re: Interesting ADB behaviour on C650
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Date: Thu, 15 Apr 93 11:43:15 EDT
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In article <1993Apr15.181440.15490@waikato.ac.nz>
ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University) writes:
 
>I've noticed an interesting phenomenon on my Centris 650. If I unplug the
>keyboard and mouse and plug them in again without turning the power off,
>the mouse suddenly switches to about half its normal movement speed. I check
>the "Mouse" control panel, and there's no change in its setting there--it's
>still on full speed, the way I like it. Restarting the machine restores the
>normal mouse speed.
>
>By the way, it happens with both the newer-style mouse that came with the
>Centris, and the older-style mouse from my IIfx at work. Thus I don't think
>it has anything to do with the resolution setting in the mouse--it's
>definitely a quirk of the ADB interface (either hardware or software) in the
>Centris itself.
 
I have noticed this exact same phenomenon occurs with my LCIII.  Perhaps it is
a quirk of the new machines?
 
--Dan
