[RTTY] Mouse performance

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

You have some other issues.  Top professional paid gamers use laser 
optical mice only.  Those guys are super good and they only use the best 
stuff.  I use laser mice and never see the latency that you have.

Mike W0MU

On 3/19/2015 8:47 AM, Bill Turner wrote:
> If you have been dissatisfied with your mouse's performance I in terms
> of accuracy during a contest I may have found a solution.
>
> I have been using USB optical mice for years and I have noticed a
> certain amount of what I would call "latency" in their operation. In
> other words, you have to move the mouse a small amount before the
> pointer on the screen moves. It's not very much movement, just a tiny
> fraction of an inch, but it's enough to be annoying. No amount of
> tweaking the pointer options in mouse properties made a difference.
>
> On a hunch, I went on eBay and found an ancient IBM roller ball mouse
> with a PS/2 type connecter and voila! problem solved.  That particular
> mouse responds to the tiniest movement. And it cost less that $3
> including shipping!  I could not find a brand new roller ball mouse
> with PS/2 connector, so apparently they don't make them anymore.
>
> The main drawback to roller ball mice is they accumulate crud (the
> technical term) on the rollers. It's easy to clean when you know how.
> Just remove the ball and use your fingernail to scrape the rollers and
> then blow out the loose crud. No chemicals required. Easy once you
> learn the trick.
>
> I suspect part of the reason for reduced latency is that it works
> directly on the motherboard even before the OS loads, as opposed to
> requiring a separate software driver. I'm no expert, so this is just a
> guess. Experts are welcome to comment.
>
> This may not work for everybody in every situation but if this has
> been bothering you, maybe it's worth a try.
>
> Hope to see you in the BARTG this weakened.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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