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Re: [MacPerl] Windows using?



My Turbo Mouse has FOUR buttons, and they're PROGRAMMABLE too! They should
be standard issue. I hate this stupid little hockey puck.

on 10/12/00 1:03 AM, Michael Eggleston at nghtstr@michaelsmacshack.com
wrote:

> 10/11/00 9:33 PM Sveinbjorn Thordarson paladeen@soth.zoneit.com:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> "Scott R. Godin" wrote:
>> 
>>> on 10/11/2000 06:12 PM, Martijn Houtman at tinus@tinus.eu.org wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yeah, in MacOS you can set the memory used for a program. Close macperl,
>> find
>>>> the dir it's in and right click on the program. Goto info and set the
>> memory
>>>> used there. If i remember correctly, cause i have no mac at home right
> now.
>>>> 
>>>> Martijn
>>> 
>>> been using windows too much lately? did I hear you say "right-click" ? heh
>> 
>> I use a Mac for all my work, but I detest Apple's single button policy.  I
>> use a
>> cordless, 4-button Logitech MouseMan with a scrollwheel.......right
>> clicking is
>> not a PC-only thing, I assure you.  If only more people with Macs were to
>> see the
>> superiority of multi-button mice.
> 
> The superiority of a multi-button mouse is such falicy it isn't even
> funny.  If you kept a log of how many left-clicks vs. how many
> right-clicks you might be amazed on how much of a difference there is.
> The fact is, Apple made it a single button to make the machine easier to
> use by all people.  I can only tell you the number of times I have
> accidently "mis-clicked" the wrong button.  And I have been using the Mac
> since its conception in '84.
> 
> Also, as far as the Getting of the Memory info, my suggestion is instead
> of going all the way to the File menu, my suggestion is using the old
> fashioned Command-I.  It'll take you to the right window to set Memory
> partitions.
> 
> Sorry about the bit of "Mouse-war (?)".
> 
> Mike Eggleston
> 
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