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Numeric keypad on the left please!

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From: Peter Hucker
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 1997 00:00
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90% of people are right handed, so want the mouse on the right.  So =
wouldn't
it make more sense to put the numeric keypad on the left?  The the =
letters
could be directly in front of you, and your mouse hand wouldn't be 3 =
million
miles to the right.  Perhaps this would eliminate some of these =
"injuries"
people moan about.
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From: pmhucker@rocketmail.com (Peter Hucker)
Subject: Numeric keypad on the left please!
Date: 1997/07/13
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