Word: macintosh
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Another unusual feature, which should make the machine highly useful in a dorm, is the Macintosh's lack of fan noise. The annoying hum prevalent in many small computers--not to mention the commonplace Smith-Corona--has been designed away. The Macintosh cools itself...
Perhaps the most innovative and unique aspect of the Macintosh is the "mouse," a small box with a button which controls the image on the screen...
...tell the Macintosh what to do, one moves the pointer on the screen by sliding the mouse across the desk. Once the pointer reaches the desired item on the display, a click of the button on the mouse sets the machine in motion...
...mouse accounts for the main difference between the Macintosh and other personal computers: It is "visually-oriented," not word oriented...
...rate Macintosh should be available to students late this spring or by next tall, administrators say (see accompanying article...