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I remember in the late 80s being at the campus computer lab and telling someone to use the mouse to move the cursor, so she lifted the mouse up and pointed it w
by dhosek 3y ago
I remember in the late 80s being at the campus computer lab and telling someone to use the mouse to move the cursor, so she lifted the mouse up and pointed it where she wanted the cursor to go. Not quite Scotty in Star Trek IV, but awfully close.
- kevin_thibedeau 3y agoThis was necessary with the Sun optical mouse pads when they shifted at an angle. You'd have to lift and nudge the pad back to get it orthogonal again.
- wonger_ 3y agoMy grandma did the same in the 2000s. It was her first time seeing the family computer, and she picked up the mouse and placed it against the screen, trying to focus the login field for our Windows machine.
- Doxin 3y agoMy TV remote has a built in microphone. I feel like Scotty every single time I use that feature.