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sun type 5 mouse problem - octaneirix6530 - 04-02-2021
hello !
The optical type 5 mouse i have has problems working.
it works only on aluminium style reflective surfaces.
any idea ?
thank you
RE: sun type 5 mouse problem - robespierre - 04-02-2021
The Sun optical mice all require a metal pad with lines. They do not track well or at all on other surfaces. The pads for the Type 4 and Type 5 mice are different, with a different color of ink and different grid pitch. Type 4 requires a 200 lines/inch pad, 370-1368. Type 5 requires a 300 lines/inch pad, 370-1399 or 370-1663.
As a fallback, you can use a sheet of paper with very fine lines. You need a high-resolution printer for best results. Here are some example PostScript programs:
Quote:%!PS-Adobe-2.0
%%Title: grid for optical mouse pad
%%Creator: Sebastian Marius Kirsch <***@moebius.inka.de>
%%Pages: 1
%%EndComments
/inch { 72 mul } bind def
/cm { 2.54 div inch } bind def
/mm { 10 div cm } bind def
/width 21 cm def
/height 29.7 cm def
/spacing 1 def
.25 setlinewidth
0 spacing height {
newpath
0 exch moveto
width 0 rlineto
stroke
} for
0 spacing width {
newpath
0 moveto
0 height rlineto
stroke
} for
showpage
Quote:%!PS-Adobe-2.0
%% Sun 3 mouse pad
%% Copyright 1987, BeakSoft Inc.
%% All Rights Reserved
%% Permission is granted to copy and use this without charge as long
%% as the copyright notices remain intact.
%%
%%
gsave
90 rotate
/ZapfChancery-MediumItalic findfont 24 scalefont setfont
5 -40 moveto
(This is a mouse pad. It works!) show
( 1987, BeakSoft Inc.)
dup
stringwidth pop
10.9 72 mul
exch sub
dup /copyr exch def
-40 moveto
show
/Symbol findfont 24 scalefont setfont
(\343)
dup
stringwidth pop
copyr exch sub
-40 moveto
show
grestore
.8 setlinewidth
50 0 moveto
250
{ 2.4 0 rmoveto gsave 0 11 72 mul rlineto stroke grestore } repeat
.6 setlinewidth
50 0 moveto
300 { 0 2.8 rmoveto gsave 8.5 72 mul 0 rlineto stroke grestore } repeat
showpage
You can delete the text from the first "gsave" to the first "grestore" and it will remove the writing from the second file.
RE: sun type 5 mouse problem - octaneirix6530 - 04-02-2021
wow.... didnt expect that....
i better use a regular mouse i think...
RE: sun type 5 mouse problem - jpstewart - 04-02-2021
(04-02-2021, 10:46 PM)octaneirix6530 Wrote: i better use a regular mouse i think...
What do you mean by "regular" mouse? The Sun Type 5 mouse isn't compatible with any other (non-Sun) mice. So if by "regular" you mean a PC mouse, it won't work. I know it looks like a PS/2 connector but it isn't electrically compatible.
There is, however, a mechanical (non-optical) Sun Type 5 mouse that will work instead. (Also called the "Compact 1" mouse.) The Sun Type 6 with a DIN connector (not the USB one) is also an option. I think the Type 6s are all mechanical. So if by "regular" you simply mean "not optical", then you're fine as long as you stick to Sun-branded mice.
RE: sun type 5 mouse problem - octaneirix6530 - 04-03-2021
sure i meant non optical. thank you very much for your
time and all these informations !!!
now the question is where am i going to find one...