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From: arends@Yosemite.metaphor.com (Dale M. Arends)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Pets vs. Mac
Summary: Not a worry...
Keywords: cats
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Date: 17 Oct 90 19:35:29 GMT
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In article <49233@unix.cis.pitt.edu> er225711@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Martin NMN Thurn) writes:
>People have been worrying about and giving advice for computer - pet
>cohabitation.  Heck with cat hair, dust, insects, I'm worried about my cats
>walking on the keyboard and turning the machine on when I'm not home, wasting 
>electricity and running down my disk drive (or jolting me awake in the 
>middle of the night with the big electric-piano chime)!  
>:-)
>
>--Martin, Nobuko, Peaches, and Melba Thurn

Don't fret too much.  It ain't likely to happen unless the keyboard is on
a direct route somewhere (like the litterbox).  I mean...you aren't there
doing interesting things that have to be investigated, there is no heat
emanations to attract them, there isn't even an intriguing moving cursor
to bat at.  They are far more likely to join you on the nice warm bed and
overheat your feet or shed on your pillow.

While you are working...that's a different story.  All those nifty moving
things to try and catch, a mouse to push away so there is room to lay down
and have a good tummy scratch, and of course, a keyboard to stand on so
you can a finger/nose rubbing session.

(Now if only my cat would learn to spell... 8-))

Dale (and associated felinoids (no relation to windoid or android))
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Dale M. Arends					Metaphor Computer Systems, Inc.
arends@metaphor.com
Who says cats and mice don't play nicely?