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From: jimc@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Cathey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Mouse cord nuisance from lap (was Re: Monitors: What Next?)
Keywords: induction, magnetic coupling, corrdless mouse
Message-ID: <2184@iscuva.ISCS.COM>
Date: 29 Nov 88 16:48:51 GMT
References: <15572@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <16891@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> <31811@bbn.COM> <1405@neoucom.UUCP> <1227@microsoft.UUCP> <1381@cpoint.UUCP>
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In article <1381@cpoint.UUCP> die@cpoint.UUCP (David I. Emery) writes:
>	Unfortunately this implies a battery powered mouse unless the
>pickup antenna loop could also serve to create a lf ac magnetic field strong
>enough to power the mouse.

I would think a field strong enough to power a mouse might not be too good a
thing to have on your desktop if you strew floppies about like I do!

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