I remember an Amiga optical mouse back in 91 that needed a special mouse pad with a grid pattern to work.
yes i actually have one like that ..never been the same after my pet rabbit at the time decided the cord was a chew toy..that was about 1995 i bought it...
the one i use now is also optical made by house designs ..its a 3 button mouse i got it on ebay only one optical light works but it works ok...
