Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 UW 5/3/83; site uw-beaver Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!info-mac From: info-mac@uw-beaver (info-mac) Newsgroups: fa.info-mac Subject: Keyboard: 2 limbs, Mouse: 1 limb < Humans: 4 limbs Message-ID: <2398@uw-beaver> Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 16:32:24 EST Article-I.D.: uw-beave.2398 Posted: Sun Dec 2 16:32:24 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 07:49:31 EST Sender: daemon@uw-beave Organization: U of Washington Computer Science Lines: 17 From: TIM%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC.ARPA It is difficult to takes sides in this ongoing keyboard vs. mouse debate, but we all seem to agree that there are sometimes when you want both, but we only have two hands. Has anyone done research on the ergonomics of a foot operated mouse which would roll around on the floor, or combining a keyboard and a mouse in one piece which would slide around on the table? For a foot mouse to work best, it might be desirabled to have a special curved surface to roll the mouse on (perhaps with the dimensions and curvature of organ pedals). Of course if the surface were curved you might want to tie the mice to your feet so they don't slide down hill. While we're at it, how about one mouse for each foot? This way you could easily specify a rectangle by having the left foot specify the upper left corner and the right foot specify the lower right.