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Subject: Re: Cheating in Computer Chess

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:07:42 05/04/01

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On May 04, 2001 at 04:46:13, Graham Laight wrote:

>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?  :)


Hell no...

:)

One reason.  many are using IR links.  You ought to fire up one in a lab
with a ceiling-mounted projector with an IR remote control, an audio system
with an IR remote control, a PC with an IR mouse link, a notebook with an IR
port looking for IR devices to talk to, etc.

Turns into a friggin' zoo.  Move the mouse, the projector goes off and the
audio volume goes up to 110db.  Hit the volume control and the mouse closes
the current window and opens up 10 others.

Been there.  Done that..  :)



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