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Subject: Re: Cheating in Computer Chess

Author: Graham Laight

Date: 01:46:13 05/04/01

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On May 03, 2001 at 17:09:12, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 03, 2001 at 12:39:45, Alois Ganter wrote:
>
>>
>>Try it. Kick your table to move the mouse arrow for more than say 50 pixels. I
>>got a numb fist just now while experimenting.
>>
>
>
>This happens to me all the time.  Method 1:  Mouse cord has a bit of "spring"
>or "twist" in it.  It will tend to pull the mouse around, particularly if you
>bump the table;  method 2:  mouse cord dangles off back of table to rear of
>computer.  This puts a bit of gravitational force applied indirectly through
>the cable to the mouse.  The cable tries to slide off the back of the table
>(or in my case, off the side) and a bump of the table will see the mouse
>sometimes end up totally off the table.

May one suggest a remote control mouse, sir?  :)



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