On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 01:17:32AM -0500, Stephen D. Barnes wrote:
> What would be the purpose of disabling the emitters?
> Mouse security?

Chuckle.

I would guess power conservation.  Switching them back on occasionally
just to detect motion would work, though the mouse would be momentarily
unresponsive.

I see that some optical mice have at least two apparent levels of light
emission, depending on whether they are being moved or not.

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