NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/os/vms/21906

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From: [e-mail] (Harvey Brydon [phone])
Subject: Re: End-user on-line Motif tutorial
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 09:34:40 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Tom Fisk
| 2D-337 STM | 5-4341) writes:
>I realize that there are many women that have no difficulty using mice.  The
>ones we see that are having the problem are those who have none or very limited
>computer experience and they use it while they are standing (which I think may
>be a big factor also).  The reason why they are having the trouble was
>actually brought up by one of the users...not inferred on our part in anyway.
>And she is still running the mouse upside down and it works fine for her...

Just curious, but what kind of mouse are you and your lady friends using?
Every mouse I have ever seen would not work upside down because gravity pulls
the ball "down" ("up" to the mouse) so that no contact is made on the internal
rollers.  ...And how do you click on the button(s) if it/they are on the
bottom?
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