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Subject:Re: Microsoft Manual of Style From:Jeanette Feldhousen <jeanette_feldhousen -at- MENTORG -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 14 Apr 1997 17:39:18 -0700
On Apr 14, 3:49pm, Wayne J. Douglass wrote:
> I have heard of "pointing devices" used as a plural form of computer
> rodentia. And why not? It's the "P" in the WIMP computers we're talking
about.
The inventor, Douglas Englebart, called it "X-Y Position Indicator for a
Display System" in his patent, which sounds even worse to me.
Is the problem of referring to more than one mouse something that people
run into frequently? I can't think of many situations where you'd want to
refer to more than one of the critters.
--Jeanette
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Mentor Graphics Corporation (503) 685-4715
8005 SW Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, OR 97070
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