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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
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Subject: Re: Mouse vs Keyboard (was: Re: editor wars (was Mac vs Unix...))
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Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 19:08:37 EDT
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> There is no problem in using feet for simple controls (i.e., pressing a
> pedal or three and having fairly fine pressure control over them), but we
> are talking about a mouse replacement here.  Human feet (disregarding the
> exceptional cases) do not have the sensitivity to control a device which
> could replace the sensitivity and degrees of freedom of a mouse.

Especially when wearing shoes.

Clayton E. Cramer