[26288] in Hotline Meeting
Retraction: Sun mouse in 10-485 on "charleseliot" is dead
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rob Smyser)
Wed Jan 4 14:52:07 1995
To: hotline@MIT.EDU
Cc: phils@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 14:52:00 EST
From: Rob Smyser <smyser@MIT.EDU>
For the hell of it, I connected the mouse again to its workstation in 10-485 and
it started working correctly. When I tested it below, I was testing the dead
mouse on a different workstation, and it was dead. A student had removed the
dead mouse from 10-485 and carried it over to us in Building 9 to see if we had
a spare, which of course we don't.
So for the hell of it, as I said, I hooked the dead mouse to the actual
computer in 10-485 and turned it on to leave it dead for when you folks showed
up. But of course, it works now.
So I guess you don't need to come out.
Sorry for the thrashing.
-Rob
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Hi,
this mouse was reported by a user to be dead. I've verified that
if you plug a working mouse into the system, it works, and that the
dead mouse stays dead. So we're quite sure it's the mouse.
I don't currently know the combination to the room, but if you
come during the day you can get in. Perhaps the person who comes
over can call me for the combination anyway, so it doesn't get
posted to the world-at-large via hotline.
Tx,
Rob
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Rob Smyser Manager, Computer Resource Laboratories
MIT School of Architecture and Planning
smyser@mit.edu (617) 253 3535
