On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 11:05 AM, James Fraser < [email protected]> wrote:
> Can someone who owned and used one of these back then fill us in on why it > might > have come in handy? I'm sure there are some things that are hard to see > from > the vantage point of 2010 that were much more obvious in 1986. : ) > Well while I didn't own one, I can think of how it might have come in handy... back then, the internet was mostly text (gopher, irc, usenet, etc.) At universities, people would often dial up to a modem pool using a VT terminal emulator and spend hours in a terminal text screen. In the pre-Multifinder era, this would mean you were just using the keyboard, no need for the mouse while in a text terminal. If you were also working on an academic paper or some other research, you'd probably want to clear off some desk space for books and papers, so why not 'hang up' the mouse? While the mouse holder probably never had mainstream Mac appeal, I can see some people finding it useful. - Nate -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
