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Computing | Drunk mouse syndrome n. (also `mouse on drugs') A malady exhibited by the mouse pointing device of some computers. The typical symptom is for the mouse cursor on the screen to move in random directions and not in sync with the motion of the actual mouse. Can usually be corrected by unplugging the mouse and plugging it back again. Another recommended fix for optical mice is to rotate your mouse pad 90 degrees. At Xerox PARC in the 1970s, most people kept a can of copier cleaner (isopropyl alcohol) at their desks. When the steel ball on the mouse had picked up enough cruft to be unreliable, the mouse was doused in cleaner, which restored it for a while. However, this operation left a fine residue that accelerated the accumulation of cruft, so the dousings became more and more frequent. Finally, the mouse was declared `alcoholic' and sent to the clinic to be dried out in a CFC ultrasonic bath. Source: Jargon File. |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 52 55 4E 4B 4D 4F 55 53 45 53 59 4E 44 52 4F 4D 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01010010 01010101 01001110 01001011 00100000 01001101 01001111 01010101 01010011 01000101 00100000 01010011 01011001 01001110 01000100 01010010 01001111 01001101 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D R U N K   M O U S E   S Y N D R O M E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0052 0055 004E 004B 004D 004F 0055 0053 0045 0053 0059 004E 0044 0052 004F 004D 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38525548452474955533925359483852494739 |
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