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RSI Network Newsletter #11/April 93
===================================


  The RSI Network Electronic Newsletter
  For People Concerned About Tendinitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome,
  and Other Repetitive Strain Injuries


Produced by:
  Caroline Rose, 970 Paradise Way, Palo Alto CA 94306
  <[e-mail]>
Copyright 1993 Caroline Rose. All rights reserved.
Apple Computer is in no way affiliated with this newsletter.

Setext formatting and electronic version editing by:
  Craig O'Donnell, Assistant Sysop, MacWEEK Forum on ZiffNet
  <[e-mail]> or <72511,240> on CIS

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Comfort Keyboard: First Impressions
-----------------------------------
  This is from Ed Cullen, who can be reached during working hours
  (PST) at [phone]. The keyboard is from Health Care Keyboard
  Company, Inc., [phone], and is compatible with various IBM
  models, Macintosh, and Sun, among others.

  Recently I received a second-generation Comfort Keyboard. It's the
  traditional QWERTY arrangement with a numeric keypad, split into
  three sections. This allows you to rotate the sections so the
  keyboard can be used in a neutral posture (palms facing each
  other, as if you're shaking hands with the keyboard). Adjusting
  the sections was not easy, but once set up, keying was pain-free
  for me. However, the impact required to register each keystroke
  both reduces speed and creates hand tension. The combination of
  keying ease and high impact can lead to "overdoing it" for those
  of us who already have a cumulative trauma disorder.

  Some of the keyboard enhancements of the Comfort Keyboard system
  include: the ability to assign the backspace to one half of the
  space bar or the other; a rest-break indicator to alert you to
  take micropauses; macros of up to 1,378 keystrokes per macro with
  the number of macros limited only by your hard disk space; and two
  extra keys for retrieving macros, deactivating the keyboard for
  adjustments, and setting pauses in the macros. These enhancements
  allow you to perform many functions within your individual comfort
  zone with fewer and less difficult keystrokes.

  My setup includes arm supports and a two-level table with the
  monitor elevated and the keyboard lowered, which, together with a
  good chair, complement the keyboard system. Probably no keyboard
  would be perfect, but this one is as good an input device as I've
  seen or heard of for sale at present.


Kurzweil Voice Input Software for the PC
----------------------------------------
  A new voice-recognition system for PC users is available from
  Kurzweil AI, Inc. Called Kurzweil VOICE, the product has an
  intriguingly long list of features. It comes with a 40,000-word
  dictionary with room for 10,000 more unique words. The system is
  context-sensitive to words such as "to, too, and two" and can
  differentiate between spoken commands and actual voice input to a
  database, spreadsheet, or word processor. It supports command and
  text macros (such as a dictated address, followed by a complete
  form letter created with one voice command, followed by "Sign it
  John Q. Public," followed by "Print two copies").

  One interesting claim is that the system requires no explicit
  training, works right out of the box, and becomes smarter about a
  speaker's style as time goes on.

  According to the press release, Kurzweil worked with Tufts
  University Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine David M.
  Horowitz in tailoring the system for disabled people who cannot
  type, and for those who suffer from RSIs. The research was
  supported by a Federal grant.

  The system consists of an ISA/EISA-bus board, a headset or handset
  microphone, and software. This general-purpose system is based on
  a dedicated medical-dictation system developed for hospitals. We
  suspect it is an expensive solution. For pricing information, call
  Kurzweil AI at [phone].


RSI Video Price Drop to $19.95!
-------------------------------
  The price of the half-hour video called "Working Until It Hurts"
  (from the "We Do the Work" public TV series) mentioned in RSI
  Network Newsletter #9 (December 92 ) has dropped from $40 to
  $19.95 for individuals, due to the heart-wrenching calls the
  producers are getting from all over the country. For more
  information, call [phone].


Products
--------
TRIM "Easy Hold" Nail Clippers
  A "product report" from Craig O'Donnell: Nail clippers, tweezers,
  and the like can be very hard to manipulate. This TRIM set (made
  by W. E. Bassett Company, Shelton CT, 06484) consists of a large
  toenail clipper, a smaller fingernail clipper, and tweezers. The
  tweezers have large gray plastic, oval finger grip pads on the
  sides to make them easier to use. The clippers have a fat,
  contoured bottom and long, rectangular "levers" with a contoured
  plastic grip at the end. These look like something that a
  recovering RSI patient might want instead of the usual,
  impossbile-to-use nail clippers. Look for them in drugstores.

Shepherd Heavy Duty Appliance Rollers
  This from Robin Coutellier: I needed to move a file cabinet around
  and wasn't sure where I wanted to put it yet, but I didn't want to
  waste effort and hurt myself seeing how it looked/fit in different
  places. I went to the hardware store to look for some kind of cart
  and found, instead, appliance rollers. They are two rust-resistant
  aluminum rods with a 3-4" square platform on each end. I think it
  has 16 wheels attached. It's meant to move things like
  refrigerators, etc., but it worked well for me for lighter things
  that weren't too difficult to "tip" onto the rollers. The rollers
  can be adjusted from 18 1/4" to 28", and they add only 1 1/4" to
  the height of whatever is riding on them. The ones I bought come
  in a 19" x 1 1/2" box (easy to store and very lightweight).
  They're called Shepherd Heavy Duty Appliance Rollers, model #9603,
  and cost $14.49 at Orchard Supply Hardware.

Open Up Power Twist Jar Opener
  This battery-powered product screws the top off anything in
  seconds. It has a motor that generates up to 17 ft-lb. of torque
  at 10,000 revolutions/minute. It can be mounted under your wall
  cabinets and works on lids with 1/2- to 4-inch diameter. Available
  at Macy's, Williams-Sonoma, hardware stores, etc., for about $40.

Rests for the Weary
  This from Sharon Mello of Fremont CA, [phone]: I ordered an
  item that, for mouse users, really takes the stress out of the
  neck, back, and arm muscles. It's from Arm/Wrist Technologies of
  Tucson AZ, [phone]. It attaches to the table in front of the
  keyboard and has a padded wrist rest with two arm rests that
  adjust horizontally and are padded as well. It sells for about
  $125; if you buy more than one, they'll come down in price.
  They're made out of oak and a good grade vinyl, and they're made
  to order according to the thickness of the table.


Resources
---------
Vocational Counseling in NY
  There's a NY state agency (VESID) that offers vocational
  counseling to disabled people. They can arrange to pay partial
  tuition for re-education. Contact the Office of Vocational and
  Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, 116 West
  23 Street, NY NY 10001, [phone].


Reading
-------
Magazine and Journal Articles
  "Symptoms May Return After Carpal Tunnel Surgery," by Paul Cotton,
  The Journal of the American Medical Association, April 17, 1991.
  CTS surgery statistics; the high incidence of recurring symptoms.

  There's an article on RSI in the February '93 issue of Working
  Woman magazine.

Health Library
  Bay Area and Mid-Peninsula readers in California can check out the
  Health Library at Stanford Shopping Center. A community service of
  Stanford University Hospital, the Library is free and open to the
  public. Its extensive resources include books, medical texts,
  health newsletters, medical journals, and much more. For more
  information, call [phone].

TidBITS Wrist Care
  Valuable electronic reading: Adam Engst of the Internet newsletter
  TidBITS has been circulating a PageMaker 4.x file called
  TidBITS/Caring For Your Wrists. This is a two-sided document
  summarizing things you can do to cut down on wrist pain and the
  possibility of developing carpal tunnel syndrome or any other less
  crippling but equally painful arm and shoulder disorders. It's a
  large download, about 400K uncompressed, but well worth the time.
  Print it and hang it over your desk. It's found on a variety of
  online services, including ZiffNet/Mac and CompuServe's MAUG
  Forums.

Tips For Knitters & Others
  In their Spring '92 issue, Knitter's magazine published tips for
  knitters who are experiencing symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome
  or similar problems. Many of these tips are applicable to anyone
  performing repetitive motions. Here's a sample; for a copy of the
  complete article, send me a stamped, self-addressed envelope with
  your request.

  * Submerge hands in warm water while squeezing a sponge, for
    15 minutes, 3 times a day.
  * Keep your elbows at your side when you knit; don't use an
    arm rest.
  * Sit on a sofa; when arms ache, prop them with pillows.
  * Arrange your hands in a neutral position when you're preparing
    to sleep.
  * Don't wear a wristwatch, or anything tight around your wrist.
  * Keep dressmaking shears, gardening shears, and other tools
    very sharp.


Hardcopy Subscriptions Update & Newsletter News
-----------------------------------------------
  You can receive the RSI Network Newsletter electronically, and
  it's available on many public electronic sites. Our new
  "Electronic Editor" Craig O'Donnell at the Internet address
  <[e-mail]> can put you on his Internet mailing list.
  See "Electronic Subscription Information" for system-by-system
  specifics on where our Newsletter is found.

No More Print Subscriptions For Now!
  *Caroline writes: If you want to subscribe to this newsletter in
  print, please hold off for at least three months; I'm in the
  process of trying to find someone to handle subscriptions and
  distribution, and meanwhile can't handle the load myself.

  Feel free to print this issue and pass it on to others. Anyone
  interested in taking over the hardcopy distribution (printing,
  collating, mailing, and asking nicely for donations to cover
  costs), please send Email to Ric Ford <[e-mail]>. Ric
  has volunteered to act as the contact for this.

  Donations to help cover expenses are always welcome; please send a
  check made out to "Caroline Rose" (not "RSI Network"!) and mail to
  me (the address is in the header above).

Newsletter News
  *Craig says: Since Issue #10 appeared, our Internet mailing list
  has just about doubled in size! Publications like VDT News and the
  San Francisco Examiner have called to get information for
  articles. Things are looking good now that CTS and RSI have
  become, if not household words, at least popular topics.

  I saw a TV report on Boston's Channel 4 about anti-RSI efforts at
  one Boston-area hospital. Employees were attending classes for RSI
  education and tips on better workspace ergonomics. The report was
  several minutes long, a sign that the news producer considered RSI
  an important topic. Although the commentator seemed a little
  unclear as the report closed, he seemed to say either that
  Massachusetts' latest statistics showed 45,000 cases per year, or
  that the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest info showed 45,000
  cases per year nationally (it seems the statistical confusion
  discussed in past issues rears its head again).


Letters From Members
--------------------
  Please send in your letters or questions; other readers can reply
  to you via this newsletter or directly (don't forget to indicate
  which you prefer). Please take the time to reply if you can help
  someone out.

Boston Area Practitioner
*From Craig O'Donnell of Boston <[e-mail]>:
  I've been plagued by severe tendinitis for over eight months. I
  went to my general practitioner, who referred me to a wrist
  specialist. After several months' rest the specialist felt that
  carpal tunnel syndrome was unlikely (he is a surgeon and wanted to
  operate), and I was referred to a physiatrist. X-rays and nerve
  conduction tests (uncomfortable but not painful) revealed that CTS
  could be ruled out and that the problems lay elsewhere in the
  forearm and shoulder. The physiatrist, who impressed me as a
  competent and caring doctor, is Dr. James Sarni at Spaulding
  Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston (he also has hours at Beth
  Israel Hospital in Boston). He can be reached at [phone] or
  [phone]. By the time you read this, I will have started
  occupational therapy, and with a little luck, will be able to
  function better. I'll keep everyone updated.

What about Philadelphia?
*Robert Carey, a UNIX system adminstrator at the University of PA,
  wonders if there are any good practitioners in the Philadelphia
  area. Contact <[e-mail]>

Hormones, Women and RSI
*Physical therapist Lisa Voge sent this in answer to a question in
  a previous issue: There is definitely a link between hormones and
  CTDs ("cumulative trauma disorders," another term for RSIs). Women
  who are in their third trimester of pregnancy or who have had
  hysterectomies with ovaries removed are considered to be at higher
  risk for developing CTDs. This is due to increased fluid retention
  for pregnant women, and, for women with hysterectomies, to
  decreased estrogen causing decreased lubrication of tendons in
  their tendon sheaths.

  Clinically I have noticed women complain of increased symptoms at
  the time of their period, related to fluid retention and thus
  pressure on nerves and tendons. I don't know of any research on
  this topic but it would be an interesting project.

*On the other hand, Sharon Mello says:
  At the time of my injury, I was already on estrogen therapy 23
  days a month. If it's true what Dr. Dean Edell says about there
  being "a relationship between hormones and how swelling and
  similar functions are handled in the body," I should be in pretty
  good shape. NOT! The only thing that helps my hands, arms, and
  elbows is Disalcid, 3000 mg a day.

DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis
*From Susan Maller, 4225 N. First Ave., #816, Tucson AZ 85719,
  [phone], <[e-mail]>:
  I recently had surgery for DeQuervain's Tenosynovitis. (I've also
  been told that I have extensor carpi radialis tendinitis.) I've
  had every treatment in the book: splints (in every shape and
  color), a cast, injections, and surgery. This has been going on
  for a long time. I would really like to talk with someone else who
  has had this condition.


Sharon's Story: Vocational Rehabilitation
-----------------------------------------
  This story comes to us from Sharon Mello. You can reach Sharon at
  [phone]. Please send in your own story or helpful tips for
  other RSI sufferers.

  I completed vocational rehabilitation in December 1992. I have 11
  years of computer knowledge and experience (mostly software, and
  I'm very DOS-literate) and I wanted to switch to teaching
  software. I did a lot of legwork researching which companies in
  the CA Bay Area (South Bay, San Francisco, and East Bay) and which
  colleges taught software and who taught "Train the Trainer"
  courses. When I gave Voc Rehab all this information, they decided
  I didn't have the education to do this and told me the insurance
  company wouldn't pay for the courses I needed to switch vocations
  (which didn't amount to half as much as it really cost to retrain
  me). The insurance company, they said, wouldn't pay because that
  particular industry is not growing fast enough.

  So they talked me into going to school for the "hospitality"
  industry, which means you work in a hotel, motel, or restaurant.
  The particular school I went to was the Hospitality Institute in
  San Francisco. The owner and Director of Admissions assured me
  before I even signed up that I wouldn't have to get a job as entry
  level because of my business background (I've been working for 25
  years). So, I figured, what could I lose. I went to school for
  five months, four days a week, four hours a day, did my homework,
  did my extra credits, graduated with a 4.0 GPA and what did I
  learn? That I have to go in as entry level ($5-8/hour) because
  they realized quite a while ago that I didn't have the background
  they thought I did and never bothered to let me in on it.

  What they teach you is all from books. I have not learned a new
  vocation (as one would think from the name Vocational
  Rehabilitation). The only thing I've learned is that no one cares
  about you as a person - you're just a dollar sign to them. Voc
  Rehab counselors aren't in it to help disabled people turn their
  lives around. They're not in it for the satisfaction of seeing
  someone pull their life together and keep going.

  I have another story about a Voc Rehab counselor. The first one
  that was assigned to me by the insurance carrier (On Track in
  Berkeley) was trying to place me back into a keyboarding position
  without any Voc Rehab training at all. They wouldn't listen to me
  that I could only keyboard a maximum of two hours a day, but
  instead told me the doctor said I could keyboard six hours a day.
  Needless to say, I told them they were incompetent, "fired" them
  (after having an informal hearing) and picked someone else to work
  with. The insurance carrier won't let you pick a Voc Rehab
  counselor if they're not on the approved list of providers. So
  much for democracy.

  To sum up my story, all the tests they've done show negative
  results. I've been to numerous doctors, had physical therapy,
  topical steroid therapy, and massage therapy, used a TENS unit,
  put on ice when it gets really bad, had Voc Rehab, and gone to
  school again at age 48. I had an insurance company person ignore
  me the first year, got someone good the second year, and now have
  someone who seems to really care. I don't have an attorney because
  a worker's comp attorney said I was getting everything coming to
  me on time and that the settlement she thought I'd get wouldn't
  compensate her for the time she'd spend on my case. I've just been
  offered a fair settlement by the insurance company (even though I
  still don't have a job and have been looking for two months
  actively and have sent out almost 200 resumes and letters).

  Let me say that the state's rating of your disability is about the
  only criteria the insurance company uses as a guideline for
  settlement. If you settle for just the state's permanent
  disability schedule, you get weekly disbursements until the
  settlement is used up. Your medical remains open as far as the
  insurance company paying for prescriptions and visits to the
  doctor, surgery, etc. You can also sign a compromise and release
  which will give you one lump sum which includes the dollar amount
  suggested by the state plus what the insurance company thinks your
  future medical will be. The state rated me at 32% permanent
  disability and my settlement is in excess of $20,000. That should
  give hope to some of you.


New RSI Support Groups: Marin, NYC, Texas
-----------------------------------------
  NEW! Forming in Marin CA
  Liza, San Anselmo, [phone] after 11 AM to discuss
  forming this group.

  NEW! New York NY
  Susan Nobel, [phone]. Meets monthly.
  Susan is a social worker at Mount Sinai Hospital who
  offers free counseling to RSI sufferers.

  WANTED! Texas
  Lynne Johnson in Austin is interested in finding an RSI support
  group in Austin, Dallas, or Houston. She can be reached at home
  at [phone].


RSI Support Groups  (California)
--------------------------------
  San Francisco:
  Judy Doane, [phone], or Yari Leski, [phone].
  Alternate Mondays, 7:30 PM, at the California Pacific Medical
  Center (3773 Sacramento St., at Maple, SF), rooms G and H.

  East Bay:
  Joan Lichterman, [phone].
  Meets monthly, 7 to 9 PM, usually on the second Wednesday, at
  CalARM 400 29th Street, #105 (at summit), Oakland.

  North Bay:
  Stephanie Barnes, [phone].
  Tuesday evenings, 6:30 to 9 PM, at Santa Rosa Plaza, in the
  Community Room.

  South Bay:
  Pat Roggy, [phone], or Petzoldt Hand Center, (408)261-
  7660.

  Los Angeles:
  Samantha Greenberg, [phone].
  A "computer injury network".


Submissions
-----------
  This newsletter relies on contributions from its readers: please
  contribute your questions, stories, and any information that may
  be of interest to people with RSI.

  Where possible please submit contributions on diskette or via
  Email. Xeroxes of interesting articles from anywhere are always
  welcome. Mail disks or xeroxes to:
  Caroline Rose, 970 Paradise Way, Palo Alto CA 94306

  To submit material to Caroline Rose via Internet, send mail to:
  <[e-mail]>

  Caroline will not be able to Email personal responses back to
  people for the indefinite future. Please do not let that inhibit
  any of you from sending her your material for the Newsletter
  --COD.


Electronic Subscription Information
-----------------------------------
  The following is current as of 4/93. Craig says:

  Anyone who would like to subscribe to Issues 11 and later via
  Internet, please send Email to: <[e-mail]>.

  Put "RSI Subscription" (without quotes) in the SUBJECT: line
  and my mailer adds you to the distribution list. [I will not
  answer personally   --- COD.]

Sysops Information
  Anyone who wants to redistribute the RSI Newsletter on a BBS,
  online service, or corporate network, please let Craig know by
  specifying in the message you'd like to be on the Sysops' Mailing
  List. Sysops receive the latest issue plus Macintosh archive
  files.

  He has adopted naming conventions. For Macintoshes:
  "RSInetwork.SEA" or "RSINET.SEA" for the full all-issues archive
  file; "RSI10.SIT" for individual issues, "RSI10.ETX" for issues
  in uncompressed setext format ASCII.

  For all platforms:
  "RSI10.ETX" for individual issues in setext format
  (uncompressed ASCII text). If you compress a file - use
  RSINET.ZIP for a collection and for individual issues,
  RSI11.ZIP, etc.

  Craig asks BBS sysops to please use the same scheme, where
  possible, for searching consistency throughout the "universe",
  and please always include "RSI" as a keyword.


Online Distribution
-------------------
  Our goal is to have the RSI Network Newsletter available on as
  many sites as possible, both free sites and commercial services,
  on user group BBSes and on private BBSes. Again, feel free to
  download and print out the Newsletter to give to others.

Newsletter on ZiffNet
  The newsletter is available first through ZiffNet. It is posted
  for Mac, DOS and Windows users in different ZiffNet libraries.

  For Mac users:
  Back issues are gathered in one archive, RSINET.SEA,
  in the "Reference" library (GO ZMC:DOWNTECH).
  The latest Newsletter is in the same library (for
  example, Issue 10 is "RSI10.SIT"). Use the keyword
  "RSI" to locate archives and single issues.
  Message Sysop for assistance.

  To index, browse, and copy from collected setext
  documents, use Easy View, in the "Applications" library
  (GO ZMC:DOWNTECH) under filename EASYVW.SEA.

  For DOS and Windows users:
  Issues 1-10 have been gathered in one summary,
  RSI.ZIP, (GO PBSARCADE, Library 7).
  Later Newsletters as text are in the same library
  (for example, Issue 11 is "RSI11.TXT"). Use the
  keyword "RSI" to locate archives and single issues.
  Message Sysop for assistance.

Planet BMUG BBS & BMUG Boston BBS
  These Mac-oriented bulletin boards run on the Macintosh First
  Class graphic host, but you can log in with any simple terminal
  program.

BMUG Boston is 617-721-5840 (2400 to 14,400).
  RSINetwork.SEA is in the Public Files folder. BMUG Boston has a
  conference area, AccessABLE, devoted to disabled users of all
  types.

Planet BMUG is: 510-849-2684 (2400 to 14,400).
Ask Sysop to locate RSINetwork.SEA.

Both boards have 16 high-speed lines.

America On Line (Macintosh)
  Use Keyword BMUG and look in the file library for the up-to-date
  archive of all issues. Thanks to David Schwartz!

GEnie
  Newsletter #10 and later are available as a plain text file in
  GEnie's disABILITIES roundtable thanks to Richard Brosnahan. To
  get there:

  Log in, type "ABLE" at any "<H>elp ?" prompt.
  Once in the roundtable, type 3 for the libraries.
  Type 8 to set the software library, type 7 for Newsletters
  and Articles.
The RSI Network Newsletter #10 is file number 649, titled
"RSINETWORK.TXT". Later issues are in the same location.

AppleLink
More thanks to Richard Brosnahan. Path:
  Community Connection:Disability Solutions:Empower BB:The Reference
  Desk


FTP & Internet Archive Sites
----------------------------
Info-Mac Archive
  A full back issues archive is on the Info-Mac internet site. To
  get the file, gopher or ftp <sumex-aim.stanford.edu> and look in
  the directory
    <info-mac/digest>. Filename: < rsi-network-news.hqx >

ftp for Macintosh
  Anonymous ftp for is being prepared for May. All subscribers will
  receive a short news mailing when these go online. Filenames will
  be:

  < rsinetwork.sea.hqx > (all issues to date, archived).
  < rsinetwork.10.sit.hqx > (out 2/93)
  < rsinetwork.11.sit.hqx > (out now)
  < (etc). No caps due to UNIX conventions.

ftp for Others
  ASCII, setext formatted archive files will appear on several ftp
  sites for those using computers other than the Macintosh. Of
  course, anyone can simply subscribe to the Internet mailing list
  to receive future Newsletter issues by Internet mail.

  For now,  ftp to Dan Wallach's archive:
  <soda.berkeley.edu>

  The directory is: <pub/typing-injury/rsi-network> and individual
  issues have file names "issue1", "issue2", ..., etc. These copies
  are plain ASCII text.


Prior Contents
--------------
The RSI Network Newsletter has covered:

  Issue 1, 6/91:
    Hardware and software of interest; books of interest (2 pp)
  Issue 2, 8/91:
    The TONY! keyboard; Stanford Pain Clinic's psychologist;
    long-term disability (2 pp)
  Issue 3, 10/91:
    SF Bay Area doctors; Special Technology Center; ergonomic/
    employment resources (4 pp)
  Issue 4, 12/91:
    Software; ergonomic resources; publications; more on long-
    term disability (4 pp)
  Issue 5, 4/92:
    Voice-activated text input; practitioners; forearm supports;
    hints and tips (4 pp)
  Issue 6, 6/92:
    Statistics; voice recognition and word prediction;
  legislation;
    publications; organizations (6 pp)
  Issue 7, 8/92:
    CTS survey; iontophoresis; SF Bay Area ergonomics showroom;
    pain relief; reading hands-free; mouse relief;
    publications; legislation (6 pp)
  Issue 8, 10/92:
    TONY! keyboard update; other alternative input devices;
    ACTSA and other associations; CTDNEWS newsletter; advice
    for swimmers (6 pp)
  Issue 9, 12/92:
    Video of RSI TV special; input devices (esp. DataHand);
    software; practitioners; job accommodation (6 pp).
  Issue 10, 2/93:
    Rolling scissors; Apple adjustable keyboard; keystroke-saving
    software; reading (6 pp)




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