By 1982, most users of the Xerox ball mouse were using "special pads" to augmentation the friction of the ball.

• After the rubberized silicon surface was incorporated onto the surface of the steel roller ball mouse, the attractive fabric-surface mousepad was found to be the most appropriate

• It helped keep the rubberized roller-ball surface cleaner and Mousepads with better tracking, speed and accuracy than just a desk surface, which collected dirt and slowed the mouse's motion.