And yet, out of ideas and utterly exasperated, I was looking. I'd even gone so far as to put another TL866CS in my Amazon shopping cart, but had yet to pull the trigger. I wasn't ready to give up but I was getting really close.
I picked up a clearly labeled box of "Amiga Mice," so naturally I looked in there, too. It was full of tank mice and even a Commodore 1351. Ah, yes, a backup A3000 "pregnant" mouse, too.
And then there was this thing in bubble-wrap:
- I see that I'd popped the tape open on it years ago then stuffed it back into its sleeping bag.
Intrigued, I pulled it out of its little bubble-wrap baggie to take a closer look. It was absolutely 100% virgin and untouched. Well, maybe touched but never used.
I turned it around in my hands to see the maker of this rather pleasing yet generic-looking mouse.
- Made by Commodore! It still has the original foam to hold the ball in place!
I've only ever had one other Amiga find with a mouse in such a pristine state after so many years of sitting quietly in the dark. (In fact, the entire computer was NOS.
- Close inspection shows this plug has no scratches or scars whatsoever.
From a visual perspective, it reminds me quite a lot of the CDTV black mouse I have, but in white. But they wouldn't have ever made a white version for the CDTV.
Or, it's possible this was some sort of A600 mouse that found its way into my collection. I honestly don't remember. Or maybe Escom inherited a bunch of overstock and just repackaged it with new A1200s in the late 90s?
What is also interesting about this mouse is the sides and top were never treated with any texturing from its molds at the factory. Rather unusual to see the plastic left that way. As a result the sides and bottom are glossy instead of matte.
Has anyone else seen a Commodore mouse like this before?
P.S.
I finally did locate my EPROM burner!
