double the sensitivity of your sluggish Apple desktop mouse

[smrieck511]

Just thought I'd pass this along it works perfectly. Much better SE/30 experience over here.

https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mouse2

 

[djc6]

Thanks for posting this! I never used macs back in the day and am missing all these tricks.

 

[Boctor]

Really clever control panel, thanks for sharing this. Immediately added it to my default SCSI image for the battery-less SE/30.

I notice there's also a "Mouse3" cdev mentioned on the page, and now I'm curious if this is an incremental update or functional improvement in any way.

 

[LaPorta]

Just to wonder? Why would you need this on a screen the size of an SE/30’s?

 

[djc6]

Just to wonder? Why would you need this on a screen the size of an SE/30’s?

I feel the tracking is very slow compared to my moderns computers. I actually need to pickup my mouse to get across the screen on my SE/30 because not enough real estate on my desk.

 

[LaPorta]

I feel the tracking is very slow compared to my moderns computers. I actually need to pickup my mouse to get across the screen on my SE/30 because not enough real estate on my desk.

Even with it set to the speediest that it will go in the Mouse control panel?

 

[smrieck511]

Specifically the G5341 is a very sluggish mouse compared to others. Even on an SE/30 with the speed in the mouse control panel maxed, it. still
doesnt feel too snappy...this fixed the issue perfectly.

 

[smrieck511]

Specifically the G5341 is a very sluggish mouse compared to others. Even on an SE/30 with the speed in the mouse control panel maxed, it. still
doesnt feel too snappy...this fixed the issue perfectly.

 

[LaPorta]

Specifically the G5341 is a very sluggish mouse compared to others. Even on an SE/30 with the speed in the mouse control panel maxed, it. still
doesnt feel too snappy...this fixed the issue perfectly.

Very interesting, I will need to see if I have any of those particular mice to try. Ultimately, yes, it’s a different feel than today’s machines because there is so much more real estate to cover. On the flip side, crazy fast mouse movement makes pinpoint control more of an issue.

 

[smrieck511]

well I wouldn't say they're real slow but just a little slower than I like them even maxed out. I have a power computing ADB mouse that feels twice as fast.

 

[nathall]

Huh, weird. I don’t even have the mouse tracking turned all the way up on my 640x480+ screen size Macs. Usually second or third to highest is the sweet spot for me.

Now, the tracking selections under System 1 and 2, on the other hand (Mouse and Tablet) could certainly use something like this.

 

[smrieck511]

I probably like my mouse abnormally fast. To each their own. I don't like pulling my mouse all the way across the mouse pad.

 

[obsolete]

The slow mouse is the most annoying thing about running a system without a PRAM battery for me, so this seems like it would be most useful in that scenario.

 

[Callan]

Agreed... especially with my supposed 'turbo' mouse.

 

[LaPorta]

One good reason all my used machines have batteries.