This is just a quick note to thank Jerry Pournelle for his sensitivity to left-handed-design issues in his recent laptop evaluation ("Privacy and Liberty," June). Since he's not left-handed himself, this point of view is unusual and especially welcome. Whenever I complain about hardware design I get accused of whining, but BYTE's position in the industry might cause designers to sit up and take notice.
Considering the high percentage of lefties in the industry, it just plain makes sense to consider us when designing this type of hardware. A design that ignores a significant portion of the customer base is foolish. I sincerely hope that Pournelle and the hardware reviewers at BYTE will continue to point out where designs are ergonomically flawed for left-handers.
Barry D. Benowitz
FAQ maintainer for alt.lefthanders
b.be
nowitz@telesciences.com
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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