Mice? I think not.

Subject: Mice? I think not.
From: geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:18:37 -0500

OK, OK... so nobody likes "mice", particularly for
trackballs and touchpads. I propose that we rename the
activity of mousing as "cursor relocation by analog
procedures", which we can then acronymize, nominalize,
verbize and pluralize to our heart's content. Take that,
Englebart! <gdr>

--Geoff Hart @8^{)} geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca
Disclaimer: Speaking for myself, not FERIC.

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