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From: cameron@usage.csd.oz (Cameron Simpson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Seven-fingered hands (was Re: Not impressed with MacX)
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Date: 14 Dec 90 09:11:45 GMT
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From article <2536@trlluna.trl.oz>, by soh@shiva.trl.oz (kam hung soh):
| raveling@Unify.com (Paul Raveling) writes:
|>	In fact, sometimes I even wish for a 5-button mouse --
|>	and X is ready for it, even if "normal" clients aren't.
| 
| Can't wait to grow those two extra fingers to hold the mouse itself!
| 
| ;-> ;-> ;->
| 
| But seriously folks, is there actually a five-button mouse on sale or
| being developed?  I supposed I could strap the mouse on my palm, but
| it'll be impossible to touch type.

One of the daftest things I ever saw was an add in Byte for an, um, `mouse'
with something like 42 buttons on in, called Power Mouse or something.
Truly frightening. I wonder if they sold any?
	- Cameron Simpson
	  cameron@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au