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stan wrote:
> 
> ... after awhile the tech discovered the woman stepping on the
> mouse just like she did with the pedal on her sewing machine but the
> computer just wouldn't start. 

Circling back to emacs, I can remember emacs users proposing a keyboard
with foot pedals for the control and alt keys.