Word: joystick
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Very Good Eddie originated there. Although it is not really up to its predecessors, Going Up may continue the string. This is a sappy but ingratiating musical profile of a writer turned aviator who wins the socialite of his heart's desire by his daring handling of the joystick of a 1919 biplane...
...Your article on the eye-operated wheelchair [luly 5] made me see red. It is a prime example of technology running wild. As a quadriplegic, I can state that most of us can operate the joystick control on the battery-powered chair pictured by means of slight adaptations, the most extensive of which would be a lever reaching from the control to mouth level where it can be manipulated by tongue or lips. The costs of these adaptations are negligible compared with the $700-$900 price quoted for the Sight Switch, and they have the additional advantage of allowing...