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From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Cursor only moves vertically.  Why?
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Date: 28 Apr 88 21:06:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Apr 28 16:06:00 1988


I like the feel of the new Apple ADB mice.  They feel better than Xerox
mice, especially with a mouse pad.

I've heard that a very popular optical mouse (A+; Mouse systems) uses
a directional pad.  This is really poor engineering, since
multi-directional mice have already been invented to solve this
problem.  Xerox makes multidirectional optical mice with micepads that
are simply a textured paper.  If you need a new pad, just Xerox
(that's Photocopy, ooops) the old one...

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}