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3991: Re: [MUD-Dev] Usability and interface and who the hell is suppo

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From: "Travis Casey" <efindel@polaris.net>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 16:59:29 -0400
Organization: Kanga.Nu
Todd Lair <tlair@mailzone.com> wrote:



>[On 09/25/97 "Travis Casey" <efindel@polaris.net> said]
>
>>>> I think I've already mentioned my terrible dislike of switching between
>>>> mouse and keyboard. ;)

Umm... just a small note -- I didn't write that.  If I remember right,
Caliban did.

>I can whole heartily recommend IBM's Trackpoint II Keyboard.  Your
>aversion to the mouse might be appeased with this product.  It does
>require that your board supports a PS style mouse and keyboard port (an
>adapter for the mouse port will NOT work).  IBM came up with the idea that
>many laptops now have adopted; it's the little button in between the 'G',
>'H', and 'B' keys.
>
>My hands only leave the keyboard when I have an itch!

Or we could all make the move to chord keyboards, which were originally
designed for use with mice...  :-)
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