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From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
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Subject: Re: Microsoft the GUI King (was Re: ATT Unix for Windows)
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On Mon, Sep 01, 1997 at 01:24:15PM -0400, Lee Cremeans wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 01, 1997 at 11:34:08AM -0500, John Fieber wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> FWIW, I have seen one-handed keyboards of the sort Engelbart proposed
> advertised in the backs of pooter magazines....they look
> interesting.

How do they work?

Greg