Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 11:34:08 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net> Cc: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net>, softweyr@xmission.com, peter@grendel.iaehv.nl, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Microsoft the GUI King (was Re: ATT Unix for Windows) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970901113012.307N-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199709011547.KAA00888@dyson.iquest.net>
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On Mon, 1 Sep 1997, John S. Dyson wrote: > If God would have meant for us to use a mouse, he would have > given us three hands :-). No, God doesn't really enter into the picture. Douglas Engelbart, who invented the mouse, intended for it to be used in conjunction with a one handed keyboard. In that configuration it proved to be a very effective input device, but with a pretty steep learning curve for people familiar with the old two handed keyboard. -john
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