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From: matt@ethz.UUCP (Martin Matt)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm,net.micro,net.rumor
Subject: Re: Flames Re: "Valid" AMIGA info.
Message-ID: <159@ethz.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 17:01:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: ethz.159
Posted: Mon Jun 24 17:01:57 1985
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Reply-To: matt@vlsivax.UUCP (Martin Matt)
Organization: ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
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Summary: Mouse and Keyboard!

>
>> ...   Those  of  you   who   are
>> starting to foam at  the  mouth  about
>> the mouse should  stop  it  right  now
>> (you look silly).  YOU DON'T?
>>  HAVE TO USE THE  MOUSE.   The  cursor
>> control  keys  will  move  the   mouse
>> pointer, and all mouse  functions  can
>> be  accomplished  from  the   KEYBOARD
>> (which also has  ten  function  keys).
>
>What would make me foam at the mouth is the prospect of using a system
>whose mouse has been crippled by the requirement of making it backward
>compatible with a keyboard.  Has it escaped these people's attention
>that using cursor keys *also* requires moving one hand away from the
>home position?


It probably has not escaped those people, but giving the user the choice of
using keyboard or mouse is definitely a good idea. I worked on a Lilith
workstation here at ETHZ and I was often angry about having to use the
mouse to move the cursor up one line.


	Martin Matt (   !cernvax!unizh!vlsivax  )