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": ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. -------------------------------------- PC World, Vol 1, No. 2, p. 62 --------- 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"? -- Mark ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!qubix!msc ...{ittvax,amd70}!qubix!msc decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPA