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[Mark R. Kaufmann]

In article <28679 at apple.Apple.COM> austing at Apple.COM (Glenn L. Austin) writes:
>In article <7898 at pyr.gatech.EDU> is813cs at pyr.UUCP (Cris Simpson) writes:
>>Anytime I have had to use a Mac, I always asked,
>>"Why is it so slow?."
>
>Compare the time it takes to type "DIR<return>" with double-click.  If you
>notice, it takes a lot less time to double-click than it does to type the
>command....
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>
Compare the time it takes to pick up your right hand from the home position
on the keyboard, which is its natural place :-) when using a computer,
finding the mouse, moving it where you want, double-clicking, then moving
your hand back to the keyboard.
I'd bet typing four characters is faster by a factor of ten.
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