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From: mkr@mmm.UUCP (MKR)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Ocular/Eye Control of Cursor??
Message-ID: <812@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-May-86 13:09:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  2 13:09:00 1986
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In article <458@mips.UUCP> hansen@mips.UUCP (Craig Hansen) writes:

	A buncha stuff about the head-tracker mouse substitute.

>> 1) Is it faster than a nimble mouse?
>No.
>> 2) Is it as accurate as a mouse ie can place the cursor easily in between 
>> letters??
>No.
>> 7) Is it worth the price??
>No.
>
	More stuff about the device's deficiencies. 

>
>Craig Hansen			|	 "Evahthun' tastes


	I have to agree with you overall, but I would like to point out
one thing - I have a friend who broke his neck years ago and is paralyzed
from the neck down as a result. He can't move or feel anything below his
neck, including his arms. For him the device, coupled with a blow-tube for
"clicking" would be *very* helpful. He progams computers now, but unfortunately
he's using IBM PC's and VT100-VT200's on Vaxen. When he gets around to the
Mac, I'm sure he'll be pleasantly surprised.

	I have another friend who is also paralyzed, except that he has some
use of his arms (but not his hands). He does have a Mac and uses the standard
mouse. I tried to show him how a trackball could be better, but when I watched
him try it, I had to agree that the mouse was better. For him, the mouse is
still better than that head-thing, but you can bet the salesman tried to
sell him one.

--MKR