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From: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Multi-button mice (Re: Xerox sues Apple!)
Message-ID: <5188@skinner.nprdc.arpa>
Date: 21 Dec 89 18:16:40 GMT
References: <172@comcon.UUCP> <7326@ficc.uu.net> <9320@hoptoad.uucp> <WAYNE.89Dec19075816@dsndata.uucp> <1318@umigw.MIAMI.EDU>
Reply-To: malloy@nprdc.arpa (Sean Malloy)
Organization: Navy Personnel R&D Center, San Diego
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In article <1318@umigw.MIAMI.EDU> wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher) writes:
>I remember a Byte new product announcement, 
>trumpeting an all new 88 button mouse.
>Of course it was the 4th issue of the year....

But then there's the PowerMouse, that 28 (?) button 'hand phaser' with
two 'mouse buttons', a full numeric keypad, all 10 IBM function keys,
and some others. Technology missing the point.


 Sean Malloy                                    | "I am here by the will of
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 San Diego, CA 92152-6800                       | leave until I get my
 malloy@nprdc.navy.mil                          | raincoat back"