[SunRescue] Re: Wacky devices + other questions

[kk at enteract.com]

> > 2. The mouse is optical (are all sun mice optical ?) I like it, no more
> 
> All older Sun mice are optical.  It appears that the type-5 optical mouse
> has been discontinued, a great pity.
> 
> > roller ball which gets dirty (== non functioning) - It kinda, sorta works on
> > a standard mouse pad. But I guess I need a special mouse pad for it, where
> > could I buy one, or could I print out something which would also do the
> > trick (I'm guessing the mouse needs some 'reference' on the mat to track
> > it's position)
> 
> What kind of mouse is it?  Is it boxy and white with long oval buttons
> ("type-4") or rounded with rectangular blueish buttons ("type-5")?
> There's also the hourglass figure "type-6" available now, but only in
> an optomechanical version.
> 
> The type-5 mousepads are available new from Sun for $12/ea or so.  The
> type-4 pads are more common on the used market but not available new as
> far as I know.  The two types are not interchangable.
> 
> -James

I was looking at www.mousesystems.com a few days ago.  They still seem
to
sell type 5 optical mice there.  They also had a couple of different sun
compatable optical mice.  A little expensive though.  I can email the 
mousepad.ps file to anyone that wants it.  It prints a type 3 mouse pad.
It looks easy enough to modify for type 4/5, if you know postscript.

Ken