Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-31 Thread Phil Taylor
Let's see; since Hitler has been mentioned, does that mean that this topic will now die a sudden death? I don't think so; nobody has yet accused anyone of being a Nazi, only of having an abnormal complement of reproductive organs. OTOH, such musical parodies can be a lot of fun. And it's a

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
Phil Taylor wrote: Colonel Bogey was first published in 1914, so it must be close to out of copyright by now. Not quite. F.J Rickets died in 1945, so his copyrights won't expire until 2015. Frank Nordberg To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-30 Thread John Chambers
Bryan Creer writes: | Come on, folks! You're expecting too much. Most people have more than the | average number of arms as it is. Then, of course, there's the statistician's observation that the average adult has one breast and one testicle. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to:

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-30 Thread Phil Taylor
Bryan Creer writes: | Come on, folks! You're expecting too much. Most people have more than the | average number of arms as it is. Then, of course, there's the statistician's observation that the average adult has one breast and one testicle. As a reproductive biologist I have to take issue

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-30 Thread John Chambers
Phil Taylor writes: | Then, of course, there's the statistician's observation | that the average adult has one breast and one testicle. | | As a reproductive biologist I have to take issue with that. | Even if you insert the word approximately before each one, then | it's still not

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-24 Thread Jack Campin
The Apple writer did admit that there was still a roughly 2-second delay in switching between keyboard and mouse. If the users of this sort of UI would just make the necessary hardware upgrades to take advantage of the design, this delay could be eliminated entirely, and users could make

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-24 Thread rjp
On 23,Jul/01 23:12, you wrote: Scuse the anti Gates remarks. My PC has just died horribly, and I'm trying to figure out how to reformat the HD and reinstall Windows. Anybody know the Installing Windows shanty? Yes. Quote Les. Barker - Tune `when I'm cleaning windows' G. Formby. I

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-23 Thread Henrik Norbeck
Phil Taylor wrote: [snip most of long quote from Apple] Hence, users achieve a significant productivity increase with the mouse in spite of their subjective experience. One advantage (over mouse commands) of a using more keyboard commands is that you have a lower risk of getting mouse-arm.

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-23 Thread John Chambers
Henrik Norbeck writes: | Phil Taylor wrote: | [snip most of long quote from Apple] | Hence, users achieve a significant productivity increase with the mouse in | spite of their subjective experience. | | One advantage (over mouse commands) of a using more | keyboard commands is that you have a

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-23 Thread Phil Taylor
Henrik Norbeck writes: | Phil Taylor wrote: | [snip most of long quote from Apple] | Hence, users achieve a significant productivity increase with the mouse in | spite of their subjective experience. | | One advantage (over mouse commands) of a using more | keyboard commands is that you have a

Re: [abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-23 Thread Richard Robinson
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Phil Taylor wrote: Scuse the anti Gates remarks. My PC has just died horribly, and I'm trying to figure out how to reformat the HD and reinstall Windows. Anybody know the Installing Windows shanty? Linux, linux, linux, linux, Linux, linux, linux, linux ... sorree

[abcusers] Three-handed job.

2001-07-10 Thread Phil Taylor
Richard Robinson wrote: On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, John Chambers wrote: Modern GUIs are very well designed, for people with three hands. The real problem has been how slow customers have been to make necessary hardware upgrades to meet the requirements of the software. Quite ;-) You might be