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From: taro@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Taro Nobusawa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Mouse vs. Keyboard control. (was: Re: AppleLink--PE + mouse-ahead)
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Date: 28 Oct 88 02:18:39 GMT
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In article <1280@cod.NOSC.MIL> rupp@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (William L. Rupp) writes:
>Well, may I lodge a counter argument in the mouse vs keyboard debate.  Actually,
>I think I have before, but what the heck.  Anyway, I still think the anti-mouse
>protests are just that; anti-mouse.  Not, "they're okay sometimes," ...

>But the point I would like to make, and I realize that it enters the area of
[..many good points..]

Mouse is great for a lot of stuff, it's much more intuiative and is more
efficient for many purposes.  I also like keyboard equivalents, it drives me
up the wall when a program doesn't have command-Q to quit.  I think word
processors show the use of both types of input devices.  Needless to say, the
keyboard is still needed for input of text, but the mouse is  nice for large
block editing.  having to switch from keyboard to mouse is a minor
inconvenience, who knows, maybe someone will invent a foot mouse for those
organists out there.

>Looking into the future, we are likely to see direct human/computer interfaces
>(Have you read THE PEACE WAR and MAROONED IN REALTIME by Vernor Vinge?).  When
>users see that sort of thing, nobody is going to say, "Yes, but why have
>they *forced* us to use our minds as input devices; I want a keyboard
>interface!"
 
>Or *will* they?

Brings to mind Scotty's quotte from STIV "A keyboard! 'tis quaint!" or
something to that effect.

poi boi
-- 
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