[wellylug] NZ Linux distro

Enkidu enkidu at cliffp.com
Fri Sep 24 18:05:24 NZST 2004


On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:30:27 -0700, you wrote:

>> How can one buy a machine with an OS that's
>> crafted towards a mouse with ONE button? :)
>
>Haven't you heard?  You can use modern mice with OSX with no problems
>these days.  Hell, IIRC, you've been able to do that since System 8...
>
>But rumour has it that Apple's got a two-button mouse in the works. 
>The reason why it hasn't happened yet?  Easy: Apple's a BIG subscriber
>to the KISS principle...  Keep It Simple, Sonny. You DO need to admit
>that it solves a lot of confusion:
>
>Techie: Click on the icon on your desktop
>L00ser: Right-click or Left-click?
>
...whereas with an Apple it's "Hold down the Apple Key and the \"A\"
click on the Icon"...  It's arguably less intuitive and certainly not
simple. 

Cheers,

Cliff 




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