Optical Mouse Pad

From: Sipke de Wal <sipke_at_wxs.nl>
Date: Mon Apr 10 14:10:26 2000

On very white paper ! (Should be white to IR)
(There is a lot of chalk on premium Inkjet
paper that may do)

On my Sun 3/80 mouspad the lines are 1 mm
apart
and 0.1 to 0.2 mm thick

Sipke


----- Original Message -----
From: <technoid_at_cheta.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 3:35 PM
Subject: Optical Mouse Pad


> Uh, Duh. Ok, I wondered if it was an IR
led but now I know it is and that
> it is working because I can get the mouse
to move a teeny bit by running
> it over dense text.
>
> I think I have to make a mousepad. Any
ideas on the distance between
> lines etc? --
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Received on Mon Apr 10 2000 - 14:10:26 BST