peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley) (07/08/83)
For introductory material on both mechanical and optical mice, and a
list of suppliers, see the articles in PC World #2 and PC #10 (Feb 83).
The former contains this odd passage, to be remembered when contemplating
plunking down $1000 for one of those "in-depth market reports":
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Although the mouse is generating some excitement, some people don't share
the optimism. Research analyst Alex Stein of Dataquest, Inc., a market
research firm in San Jose, believes the mouse is a passing trend. ``Mice
initially serve a need: they educate novice users and help them overcome
the fear of computers,'' Stein says.
The mouse's problem is that it increases the likelihood of system failure.
``Mouse software requires dot-pinpointing techniques that increase the
possibility of software crash.'' It's only a matter of time before
touchscreens become a suitable replacement.
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Does this make any sense to anyone? It's beyond me how use of a mouse causes
a system to be inherently less reliable.
peter rowley, U. Toronto CSRG, utcsrgv!peterr@UW-BEAVER (ARPANet)
or {cornell,watmath,ihnp4,floyd,allegra,utzoo,uw-beaver}!utcsrgv!peterr
or {cwruecmp,duke,linus,lsuc,research}!utzoo!utcsrgv!peterr (UUCP)msc@qubix.UUCP (07/08/83)
It seems like total nonsense. Besides what are "dot
pin-pointing techniques"?
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Mark
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