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From: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley)
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Subject: Mice cause bugs????
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Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 00:01:35 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul  8 00:01:35 1983
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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.
-------------------------------------- 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)
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