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From: dubois@uwmacc.UUCP (Paul DuBois)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: MousePads cheap!
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Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 11:46:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 13 11:46:57 1985
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> 
> A note on using wooden doors.....I did just that, as I had made a desk out of
> a 'flush door'.  The bad part of this is that you will wear the little
> "feet" off the bottom of your mouse.  New mice retail for over $150.
> The solution, put plexiglass on top of the door, the mouse rolls nicely on
> it, and it costs less than a new mouse.

That's why we use the placemat.  (One benefit of having read this newsgroup
for a while before making a purchase:  we were aware of this problem
beforehand, and got the placement before using the mouse.)
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