Strange but true, wrinkled aluminum foil works as an optical mousepad if
you are desperate.
It really works.
In <20000410.163722.-449091.0.jeff.kaneko_at_juno.com>, on 04/10/00
at 07:02 PM, Jeffrey l Kaneko <jeff.kaneko_at_juno.com> said:
>When I worked in a UNIX shop, somebody told me that
>wrinkled aluminum foil would work. I've never tried
>this, but it seems plausible.
>Jeff
>On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:10:26 +0200 "Sipke de Wal" <sipke_at_wxs.nl> writes:
>> 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
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