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Subject: Re: Why did HP use a touch screen on the 150?
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Date: Mon, 2-Jan-84 13:55:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  2 13:55:00 1984
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From:  Rich Zellich  <RICH.GVT@OFFICE-3>

Perhaps it was the same blindness affecting many of the executives here and at 
our headquarters (ALMSA and HQ DARCOM, respectively).  They see a mouse not as a
user-friendly, easy-to-[learn-to-]use pointing device, but rather as a gee-whiz 
techno-gadget that will scare users off.  They see the good ol' finger as a more
user-friendly pointing method that will \not/ scare the user off.

I see their point but, personally, think they're way off base.

-Rich