Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:41:53 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: hcremean@vt.edu Cc: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Microsoft the GUI King (was Re: ATT Unix for Windows) Message-ID: <19970902104153.54244@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19970901132415.28167@wakky.dyn.ml.org>; from Lee Cremeans on Mon, Sep 01, 1997 at 01:24:15PM -0400 References: <199709011547.KAA00888@dyson.iquest.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970901113012.307N-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> <19970901132415.28167@wakky.dyn.ml.org>
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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
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