Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 5 Oct 2004.
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· 19 messages · 5 Oct 2004 - 29 Oct 2004
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Bateau wrote: > > > Faux_Tran <F0S...@gmail.com> wrote: > > #1929 GET OUT THE PAPERCLIP > > One mouse button and no eject button. Worst computer ever. I looked at > an imac up close for the first time the other day and they still only > have one mouse button. WTF? The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user of the system can count: Mac: 1 Windows: 2 Unix/X: 3 The market share for users that can count higher being much to small to make building "specialized" systems for them cost effective. 3ch
Faux_Tran <F0S...@gmail.com> wrote: > #1929 GET OUT THE PAPERCLIP One mouse button and no eject button. Worst computer ever. I looked at an imac up close for the first time the other day and they still only have one mouse button. WTF? > > .eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee- > d > $ ...... F > $ SYSTEM ERROR $ F > $ #41 OR MAYBE $ F > $ #43 NOT SURE $ F > $ ANYWAY I JUST $ F > . $ CRASHED SO $ F > = $ GET OUT THE $ F > \ $ PAPERCLIP $ F > -==. "=. $ """"""""""" F >z $ F >* " F > ". ====== F > ^c.=\- F > .==-""""" % > .=" > % ^"""""""""""""""""""=4 > ^*=4. =====4=*4=== "c > "r ====%r=%r=*\ %. > = -==*==*===% ^4 > F % > ^*==c. ==============" > "- > =""= > " = ^\ > / > >Taken from <url:http://www.asciiartfarts.com/> >
Bateau wrote: > Faux_Tran wrote: > >> #1929 GET OUT THE PAPERCLIP > > One mouse button and no eject button. Worst computer ever. I looked > at an imac up close for the first time the other day and they still > only have one mouse button. WTF? You Ctrl+Click for a right click... I've got an ibook, which has a trackpad with a single button underneath it. It makes sense for an ibook, but it'd be a bit weird having a mouse just for one button... Rowe -- I am a hat of justice perched upon the heads of the wicked. Feel my soft felt lining and quiver, villain!
_.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._ > The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user > of the system can count: > > Mac: 1 > Windows: 2 > Unix/X: 3 Unix/CLI: 0 Where 0 is any number within memory range. I have been using this box system for a few weeks now and only plugged in a mouse long enough to trick the system into running links in -g mode for the first run. And then without clicking even one butten I unplugged it. I went 2 years without a mouse and never found it to be a problem. -- .-')) http://asciipr0n.com/fp ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
Bateau wrote: > Faux_Tran <F0S...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>#1929 GET OUT THE PAPERCLIP > > > One mouse button and no eject button. Worst computer ever. I looked at > an imac up close for the first time the other day and they still only > have one mouse button. WTF? They work just fine with a multi-button mouse. > > >> .eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee- >> d >> $ ...... F >> $ SYSTEM ERROR $ F >> $ #41 OR MAYBE $ F >> $ #43 NOT SURE $ F >> $ ANYWAY I JUST $ F >> . $ CRASHED SO $ F >> = $ GET OUT THE $ F >> \ $ PAPERCLIP $ F >>-==. "=. $ """"""""""" F >>z $ F >>* " F >>". ====== F >> ^c.=\- F >> .==-""""" % >> .=" >> % ^"""""""""""""""""""=4 >> ^*=4. =====4=*4=== "c >> "r ====%r=%r=*\ %. >> = -==*==*===% ^4 >> F % >> ^*==c. ==============" >> "- >> =""= >> " = ^\ >> / >> >>Taken from <url:http://www.asciiartfarts.com/> >> > _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Faux_Pseudo wrote: > > > _.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._ > > The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user > > of the system can count: > > > > Mac: 1 > > Windows: 2 > > Unix/X: 3 > > Unix/CLI: 0 > Where 0 is any number within memory range. You -could- argue ~100 (keys), Or you could argue zero was historically more difficult to learn than counting hundreds or thousands, so ranks such users quite high, but "Where 0 is any number within memory range." is rather meaningless. 3ch (Mouseless) PDP compatible DECmate, Possibly on Ken Thompson's desk. . ___________________ . / __________________\ . // Denny and I have \\ . || been working on a || . || new programming || . || environment we || . || call || . || || . |\__________________/ | . |_DIGITAL_____________| . ______\____________________/___________ . | ============== |DIGITAL DECmate III |\ . | ============== |----------------------| ) . | ============== || __________ ||( . | ============== ||----| |----|| \ . | ============== || == |----[]----| == || ) . | =1============ ||----|__________|----|| ( . | =0============ || || ) . ---------------------------------------- ( . ) . _==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_##_ / <--- "GOLD" key! . /_____________________________________\/ . \_____________________________________/
Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote: > One mouse button and no eject button. Worst computer ever. I looked at > an imac up close for the first time the other day and they still only > have one mouse button. WTF? ______________ | __________ | | | ::::::: | | | | : :..| | | | :.....: :| | | | :....:| | | !__________! | | , | | (c =====. | | |_______ |--------------| ) !______________! ( ____________________ ___ |[][][][][][][][][][]| |[_]| |[][][][][][][][][][]| | | |[][][][______][][][]| |___| !____________________! You gotta remeber its tough for us poor Mac users with our stubby little fingers and constant dribbling... I just wish they'd make the damn keys bigger so I don't keep hitting half a dozen at a time. -- ._____. SIMON WILLIAMS *email*at*luddite*dot*ca* |[LD8]! LUDDITE APPAREL http://apparel.luddite.ca | (O) | FAILURE RECORDS http://failure.luddite.ca !__!__! LC475 WEBSERVER http://luddite.no-ip.com
In <1gl...@microsoft.com>, Simon Williams wrote: >Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote: > >> One mouse button and no eject button. Worst computer ever. I looked at >> an imac up close for the first time the other day and they still only >> have one mouse button. WTF? > >You gotta remeber its tough for us poor Mac users with our stubby little >fingers and constant dribbling... I just wish they'd make the damn keys >bigger so I don't keep hitting half a dozen at a time. Microsoft ships Virtual PC 7 http://news.zdnet.com/2110-3513_22-5399221.html Large (Key) Keyboard http://www.abilityhub.com/keyboard/expanded.htm hth obascii - 400 Lb Gorilla ."`". .-./ _=_ \.-. { (,(oYo),) }} {{ | " |} } { { \(---)/ }} {{ }'-=-'{ } } { { }._:_.{ }} {{ } -:- { } } jgs {_{ }`===`{ _} ((((\) (/))))
col...@yahoo.com wrote: > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Faux_Pseudo wrote: > > >> >>_.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._ >> >>>The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user >>>of the system can count: >>> >>>Mac: 1 >>>Windows: 2 Windows Intellimouse: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 buttons plus wheel forward/back = 7 plus optical laser for Terminator type effects across room... /---\ """ [ ] ------------------------------------------------ o o argghhh [ ] * / painted! [ ] +++ - | | >>>Unix/X: 3 >> >>Unix/CLI: 0 >>Where 0 is any number within memory range. > > > You -could- argue ~100 (keys), Or you could argue zero was historically > more difficult to learn than counting hundreds or thousands, so ranks such > users quite high, but "Where 0 is any number within memory range." is > rather meaningless. > > 3ch > > (Mouseless) PDP compatible DECmate, Possibly on Ken Thompson's desk. > > .. ___________________ > .. / __________________\ > .. // Denny and I have \\ > .. || been working on a || > .. || new programming || > .. || environment we || > .. || call || > .. || || > .. |\__________________/ | > .. |_DIGITAL_____________| > .. ______\____________________/___________ > .. | ============== |DIGITAL DECmate III |\ > .. | ============== |----------------------| ) > .. | ============== || __________ ||( > .. | ============== ||----| |----|| \ > .. | ============== || == |----[]----| == || ) > .. | =1============ ||----|__________|----|| ( > .. | =0============ || || ) > .. ---------------------------------------- ( > .. ) > .. _==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_##_ / <--- "GOLD" key! > .. /_____________________________________\/ > .. \_____________________________________/ > -- ABCGi - Atomic ______________________ <===> Bacterial Genetic |---------------------|| Chemical Infantrymen <=========== http://abcgi.fly.to =-+-=> |---------------------|'
ABCGi schreef: > col...@yahoo.com wrote: >> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Faux_Pseudo wrote: >>>_.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._ >>> >>>>The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user >>>>of the system can count: >>>> >>>>Mac: 1 >>>>Windows: 2 > > Windows Intellimouse: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 buttons plus wheel forward/back = 7 > plus optical laser for Terminator type effects across room... Yeah... I have one of those at work. Disabled most of the tiny buttons though. And try to avoid using the scroll wheel as its causes RSI problems. How about a mouse with a keyboard on top? ;-) I'll stick here at home to my Apple Pro Mouse if you don't mind. CU Hans -- ('< |\ _,,,---,,_ ima...@xs4all.nl ,',) /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Hans Marks ''<< |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' --------""-------------- '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL ------------------------
On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, ABCGi wrote: > > > col...@yahoo.com wrote: > > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Faux_Pseudo wrote: > > > > > >> > >>_.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._ > >> > >>>The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user > >>>of the system can count: > >>> > >>>Mac: 1 > >>>Windows: 2 > > Windows Intellimouse: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 buttons plus wheel forward/back = 7 > plus optical laser for Terminator type effects across room... Ok, ok, you can brag that you can count to seven... 3ch | /~o | /~o | /~o | /~o "We were - knee deep in the Big Muddy |( > |( > |( > |( > But the big fool said to push on. h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ We were - waist deep in the Big Muddy, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ But the big fool said to push on."
In article <200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc>, <col...@yahoo.com> wrote: > | /~o | /~o | /~o | /~o > |( > |( > |( > |( > > h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Are these birds? -- Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Jeremy C B Nicoll wrote: > In article <200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc>, > <col...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > | /~o | /~o | /~o | /~o > > |( > |( > |( > |( > > > h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Are these birds? Seeing them in a different (still fixed width) font I don't even know. 3ch
<col...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Jeremy C B Nicoll wrote: > > In article <200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc>, > > <col...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > | /~o | /~o | /~o | /~o > > > |( > |( > |( > |( > > > > h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > Are these birds? > Seeing them in a different (still fixed width) font > I don't even know. Four men up to their necks in water with a look of grim determination and rifles slung on their backs... I can't see any birds, but maybe they are hunting quail. -- ._____. SIMON WILLIAMS *email*at*luddite*dot*ca* |[LD8]! LUDDITE APPAREL http://apparel.luddite.ca | (O) | FAILURE RECORDS http://failure.luddite.ca !__!__! LC475 WEBSERVER http://luddite.no-ip.com
In article <1gl...@microsoft.com>, Simon Williams <bil...@microsoft.com> wrote: > <col...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, Jeremy C B Nicoll wrote: > > > In article <200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc>, > > > <col...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > | /~o | /~o | /~o | /~o > > > > |( > |( > |( > |( > > > > > h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ h/\-/ > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > Are these birds? > > Seeing them in a different (still fixed width) font > > I don't even know. > Four men up to their necks in water with a look of grim determination > and rifles slung on their backs... > I can't see any birds, but maybe they are hunting quail. Well I can see birds, maybe all sitting on a telephone cable: > > > > | /~o <-- "~" is the eye, "o" the beak > > > > |( > <-- puffing out its chest > > > > h/\-/ <-- two legs, like an eagle? > > > > ~~~~~~~~ <-- ground or cable But I was unsure about the | | h behind the birds. -- Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
Hans Marks wrote: > ABCGi schreef: > >>col...@yahoo.com wrote: >> >>>On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, Faux_Pseudo wrote: >>> >>>>_.-In alt.ascii-art, col...@yahoo.com wrote the following -._ >>>> >>>> >>>>>The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user >>>>>of the system can count: >>>>> >>>>>Mac: 1 >>>>>Windows: 2 >> >>Windows Intellimouse: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 buttons plus wheel forward/back = 7 >>plus optical laser for Terminator type effects across room... > > > Yeah... I have one of those at work. Disabled most of the tiny buttons > though. And try to avoid using the scroll wheel as its causes RSI problems. > > How about a mouse with a keyboard on top? ;-) > > I'll stick here at home to my Apple Pro Mouse if you don't mind. > > CU Hans Not at all, Hans, not at all... /\ == -- ABCGi - Atomic ______________________ <===> Bacterial Genetic |---------------------|| Chemical Infantrymen <=========== http://abcgi.fly.to =-+-=> |---------------------|'
In article <200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc>, wrote: > The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user > of the system can count: > > Mac: 1 > Windows: 2 > Unix/X: 3 > The digitiser I'm going to be slaved to for next week - 16 buttons. <SIGH> -- Aidan Karley, Geologist, "You are in a maze of twisty little presentation styles, all [different | alike]."
Aidan Karley wrote: > 200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc wrote: > >> The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user >> of the system can count: >> >> Mac: 1 >> Windows: 2 >> Unix/X: 3 > > The digitiser I'm going to be slaved to for next week - 16 buttons. > <SIGH> Games console control pads have something similar too... surely it's not suggested that Xbox users beat Unix users? :) Rowe -- I am a hat of justice perched upon the heads of the wicked. Feel my soft felt lining and quiver, villain!
In <2ud...@uni-berlin.de>, Rowe Rickenbacker wrote: >Aidan Karley wrote: > >> 200...@bunrab.ronnet.moc wrote: >> >>> The number of mouse buttons is based on how high the typical user >>> of the system can count: >>> >>> Mac: 1 >>> Windows: 2 >>> Unix/X: 3 >> >> The digitiser I'm going to be slaved to for next week - 16 buttons. >> <SIGH> > >Games console control pads have something similar too... >surely it's not suggested that Xbox users beat Unix users? :) Xbox users would lose... http://www.xbox-linux.org/docs/hackingfatx.html obascii - a tape worm. MMMMMMMM | o o | | u | \ \__/ /�.���`�.�.���`�.�.���`�.�.���`�.� \____/�.���`�.�.���`�.�.���`�.�.���`�.��> o o O
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