Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 09:48:10 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: "Stephen C. Fuqua" <sfuqua@nas.nasa.gov>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG, sfuqua@nothing.nas.nasa.gov Subject: Re: FreeBSD cures RSI Message-ID: <19990803094810.A267@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <199908022257.PAA12288@usr08.primenet.com>; from Terry Lambert on Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 10:57:34PM %2B0000 References: <199908021642.JAA23730@nothing.nas.nasa.gov> <199908022257.PAA12288@usr08.primenet.com>
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On Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 10:57:34PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote:
> > FreeBSD seems to be easier to type with.
>
> [ ... ]
>
> > I seem to see an effect where something about using FreeBSD lessens the wear
> > and tear on the wrists. I see this effect mostly from using FreeBSD at the
> > console, less from X.
>
> Moving back and forth between a keyboard and a mouse will aggravate
> RSI and/or tendonitis.
>
> Non-use of X (and therefore the mouse) is a possible cause of your
> experience.
>
> FWIW, we used to call this "Sun Mouse Syndrome" back before we had
> thousands of people giving it mass-media names like "RSI".
>
Why specifically Sun?
>
> Terry Lambert
> terry@lambert.org
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