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Letter: Pesky mouse

Published 14 September 2002

From Jerry Huxtable

Ed Catmur suggests computer users can avoid repetitive strain injury by using the keyboard more (24 August, p 26). This is surprising news to the many thousands of us who contracted RSI before ever using a mouse and for whom the mouse provides some relief from the dreaded keyboard. Besides, the keyboard is of little use for painting or drawing.

I would suggest that a combination of input devices is the best way to keep RSI at bay. I use keyboard, mouse, pen and tablet, and voice recognition.

Reading, Berkshire

Issue no. 2360 published 14 September 2002

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