Re: Word 4.0 fractional widths still farcical (Grumble)

Article View: comp.sys.mac

Article #7345

#7345

From: Brian Matthews
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1989 08:35

13 lines
1343 bytes

In article <1083@diemen.cc.utas.oz> ben@tasis.utas.oz.au@munnari.oz (Ben Lian) writes:
|In article <35975@apple.Apple.COM> chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
|>Actually, from talking to people I know at Microsoft, that *have* a Desk
|>Accessory called "monkey" that will type in random keystrokes and mouse
|>movements. It is part of their testing procedure -- just fire it up and let
|>it whap away like a three-year-old would....
|I could be gullible enough to believe this. It's so far-out that it could
|almost be true! Are you serious, Chuq? Confirmation would really make my
|day, and heaven knows how much I need cheering up right now.

I don't know what Microsoft is using, but I have an ancient DA called
Monkey that does this, so it wouldn't surprise me any if Microsoft has
the same thing.

Technical Details

Message-ID: <1088@polari.UUCP>

Path:

arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!sumax!polari!6sigma

References: <TJFS.89Oct26095508@tadtec.uucp> <1082@diemen.cc.utas.oz> <35975@apple.Apple.COM> <1083@diemen.cc.utas.oz>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!sumax!polari!6sigma
From: 6sigma@polari.UUCP (Brian Matthews)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Word 4.0 fractional widths still farcical (Grumble)
Message-ID: <1088@polari.UUCP>
Date: 30 Oct 89 08:35:49 GMT
References: <TJFS.89Oct26095508@tadtec.uucp> <1082@diemen.cc.utas.oz> <35975@apple.Apple.COM> <1083@diemen.cc.utas.oz>
Reply-To: 6sigma@.UUCP (Brian Matthews)
Organization: PolarServ, Seattle WA
Lines: 13

Reply to Parent Message