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To: StanX Long who wrote (50564)	8/15/2001 7:48:08 AM
From: daryll40	Respond to of 70976

StanX, I agree that it's just easier to type it FOR THOSE OF US WHO CAN. If the tech industry wants to find the next killer app, it is in making the CURRENT apps available to the other half.

To: StanX Long who wrote (50564)	8/15/2001 10:43:55 AM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 70976

"Killer Applications" I can type at about 50 WPM, the best voice rec. SW had me talking at about thirty WPM with only 85% accurate. Just was not worth the time. Clearly, you have not suffered from any RSI injuries. Consider yourself very lucky. One of the next killer apps, love that term in this context, will probably be a machine that doesn't injure those that use it the most. I had to give up designing analog ICs as it was too hard on my wrists/arms while under extreme pressure to meet deadlines. My workspace at home is set up well for ergonomics (HWP gave me good training in how to do this while I was there) but I still have to be careful and I bought the latest OfficeXP to try out its VR (not using it now…typing IS faster!). Many like portable notebook PCs but I strongly advice getting an ergo keyboard to operate these as they will trash my wrists in under an hour of use when I try to help them with something. Part of me worries about liability 30 years from now if we all sue the box makers for having us type on flat keyboards on desks that are not set up for ergonomics. The country goes after asbestos and tobacco companies... you might want to hope that a majority of the society does not become 10 hrs a day computer users. We DO need better software that is not bloatware and an OS that doesn't crash. I hate having a ton of memory and still running out of "resources" when some bloatware java application runs (I host an investment chat suite101.com and that applet seems to really trash my PC resources!)