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From: weevil@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Jeff Eliasen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: New mouse design... WHY?!
Message-ID: <2600@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 9 May 89 04:04:15 GMT
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Reply-To: weevil@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Jeff Eliasen)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro NM
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>To me, the mouse is a user's primary way to interact with the Mac.  The
>old mice gave one a very satisfying, physical feedback (not unlike
>the steering on sports cars vs. power steering).  They gave a sense
>of quality. The new mice feel like a cheap imitation. 


Today's rhetoric question:

When is Apple going to ship the Macintosh standard with optical mice? I
figure maybe an increase in price of $50, which is small enough that it
could probably be ignored...


Apple, are you listening?

- Jeffrey Eliasen
- NewCo MexiTech