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Article #117Re: Head tracker instead of mouse
From: William Daul
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:03
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:03
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In <76465@apple.apple.COM> phughes@Apple.COM (Peter Hughes) writes: >Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational > You can try out head tracking devices that don't require a mouse at all. >I have a mac system with a head tracker called a HeadMaster from PRC. It has >an ultrasound headset that you wear and a mouth tube to blow to click. I have >had trouble with it as it seems to send constant "mouseup" signals-- I am >using a Quadra with system 7 and this thing seems to be kind of old. But its >the right idea. Let me know if you find something like this. > Pete >Subject: Re: Shoulder problems >References: <1993Jan7.152411.6257@sei.cmu.edu> <lkua99INNlil@appserv.Eng.Sun.COM> >Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA You should ask Doug Engelbart about his early research with tracking devices. He tried a very primitive head tracking system. If you don't know, Doug invented the mouse, windows, menus, display editing and implemented the first hypertext system. His address is dce@sunrise.stanford.edu. --Bill -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% William Daul Advanced Support INFORMIX SOFTWARE INC. 4100 Bohannon Dr. (415) 926-6488 - wk Menlo Park, CA. 94025 uunet!infmx!billd or billd@informix.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!gossip.pyramid.com!pyramid!infmx!cheetah!billd From: billd@informix.com (William Daul) Newsgroups: sci.med.occupational Subject: Re: Head tracker instead of mouse Message-ID: <billd.726825827@cheetah> Date: 12 Jan 93 08:03:47 GMT References: <76465@apple.apple.COM> Sender: news@informix.com (Usenet News) Organization: Informix Software, Inc. Lines: 27