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excerpt: "Ah mice. Little furry creatures running around and squeaking and women standing on chairs in early sixties sitcoms or little plastic objects that either aggravate or enhance the lot of computer users. Before you turn the page and read something else let me say that this article is not an attempt to get people to…"
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# Of Mice and Menus

Ah mice. Little furry creatures running around and squeaking and women standing on chairs in early sixties sitcoms or little plastic objects that either aggravate or enhance the lot of computer users. Before you turn the page and read something else let me say that this article is not an attempt to get people to use mice when they do Not want to – quite the reverse in fact – I would like to explain to those of you that are not mouse users why you do not have to reject the Pointer Environment altogether.