Cursor Controls for 'Hands-Off' Work

Article Abstract:

'Handless' cursor control devices designed to increase productivity by allowing users to operate computers with one hand are becoming available. Footmouse (shown in a photograph) from Versatron ($225) is a foot-operated cursor control device compatible with the IBM PC. Footmouse plugs in between the keyboard and computer; it works by interfacing the keyboard with the computer's CPU and emulates the cursor functions of the key board. Torrington (Torrington, Connecticut) is producing prototypes of its independent suspension system computer mouse designed to increase the speed and ease of its operation with software programs, including graphics and window programs. Two of the software programs the Torrington product can be used with are TopView (IBM) window manager and GEM graphics manager (Digital Research). The product has RS 232 compatibility and 100 counts per inch. The NOD cursor control device (Stride Micro, $400) allows the user to manipulate the cursor with simple head movements by attaching a small piece of reflective material to the head in a visible area. NOD is compatible with computers accepting standard RS 232 inputs; and can be used in CAD-CAM and process control applications.

Industrial productivity, Mice (Computer peripherals), Mouse, Productivity, User Interface, User interfaces (Computers), Cursor Control Devices, Footmouse, NOD

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Business Graphics System Combines Technologies to Yield Presentation-Quality Output

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From Bell & Howell comes a new Business Graphics System based on the potentials of the IBM Personal Computer (PC) and compatibles. There are two parts to the system: the Color Digital Imager IV, and the Graphics Express software package. The operating configuration is capable of producing slides, tranparencies, and paper copies. A high-resolution dedicated graphics monitor and drawing tablet are optional.

Graphics software, Computer graphics, Graphics System, Color Digital Imager IV, Graphics Express

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