--- oms101@freeuk.com wrote:
There
used to be in the 1970's, in the magazines which came with the Observer and the Sunday Times, adverts for electric speedwriters which, by using five buttons, one for each digit , used in combinations which it was stated were easy to learn, enabled one to type at hitherto unobtainable speeds. couldthe same principal be applied to the commands that could be made with a three button Mouse?
I see know reason why not although these so called speed devices are not so easy or fast to use, I used to have a coleage who used one to type and he siad they where a bit slower thean conventional typing and very expencive but he was a programmer so needed to keep money coming in after a car crash that had removed his ability to type with 2 hands
Owen
Point of trivia, a americain nutter has a recumbent trike with a trailer covered in solar cells which powers a mac which has connected two "twiddlers" as you describe which are mounted on the ends of his handle bars, the net result being he can type, cycle etc... all at the same time. Struck me as being rather cool really. Thanks D ===== -------------------- "We all know Linux is great... it does infinite loops in 5 seconds." Linus Torvalds __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/