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• About how much does the P-5MP2B weigh?
  Answer: C - 1.1 Lb.
  
  
• According to an ITAC web site visitor, which of the following is a creative use of obsolete technology?
  Answer: A - Using a Mac Plus as an aquarium.
  
  
• According to the "Cost of Free Mice" presentation, how much money will be lost to fatigue?
  Answer: B - $10 Billion.
  
  
• According to the testimonial of a US Army Field Service Engineer, how long did a Mouse-Trak last with continuous use?
  Answer: D - 2 years, and still going.
  
  
• An Industrial MOUSE-TRAK has survived what?
  Answer: a. a 500 foot drop from an airplane.
  
  
• An integrated hand support on all MOUSE-TRAKs reduces the risk of what?
  Answer: B - Carpal tunnel syndrome.
  
  
• At about how many revolutions per minute did a Mouse-Trak ball spin during the Life Test?
  Answer: D - 300.
  
  
• Cursor control is a fine motor/visual integration activity. Which of the following parts of the hand are really good at fine motor functions?
  Answer: b. The pointing finger.
  
  
• Don Rogers, of Northern Telecom uses a MOUSE-TRAK on an HP 700 Workstation.
  Answer: b. False.
  
  
• evolution MOUSE-TRAK is designed to:
  Answer: b. be a better mouse.
  
  
• evolution MOUSE-TRAKs can be reprogrammed by installing our latest driver.
  Answer: b. False.
  
  
• For what industry is the MOUSE-TRAK Professional specialized?
  Answer: B - CAD.
  
  
• For what publication did Simson L. Garfinkle write a MOUSE-TRAK product review in September of 1995?
  Answer: C - SunExpert.
  
  
• For which application(s) is/are the Personal Mouse-Trak specifically designed?
  Answer: D - Microsoft Office.
  
  
• If you have an cheap or old PC (no PS/2 mouseport) how can you run a B5XX9P with WinNT?
  Answer: c. Using the Windows NT serial driver which can be downloaded from ITAC’s web site.
  
  
• If your mouse costs you only 5% productivity in your 8 hour workday, that represents how much lost effort in a year?
  Answer: a. Over two weeks lost productivity.
  
  
• In a product comparison chart, which trackball could not have a "Life Test" conducted because of mechanical defects?
  Answer: b. The Evergreen Diamond XL.
  
  
• In the "Creative Uses for Obsolete Technology", what is one of the listed uses?
  Answer: A - Wrist-powered mice as Christmas tree decorations.
  
  
• In the May 1996 Mac World review of input devices, MOUSE-TRAK
  Answer: b. Was the Editors choice for trackball mice.
  
  
• ITAC products can be purchased in Germany through which of the following?
  Answer: a. The Chameleon Group.
  
  
• ITAC products may be purchased through which of the following in France?
  Answer: B - PHASELYS and RISC Technology Europe.
  
  
• ITAC Systems does not make a pointing device more rugged than the Desktop Industrial Mouse-Trak.
  Answer: B - False.
  
  
• ITAC Systems, Inc. is located in what city/town, state, and country?
  Answer: B - Garland, TX, USA.
  
  
• Laboratory testing has shown that only 4 hours of continuous mouse usage can result in as much as _____% loss of hand strength.
  Answer: c. 60.
  
  
• MOUSE-TRAK gives you the ability to instantly change cursor velocity with a handy speed control button.
  Answer: a. True.
  
  
• Of what material are Desktop Industrial and Industrial Dome Mouse-Trak cases made?
  Answer: B - Glass-filled Xenoy(TM) Termoplastic.
  
  
• Of what material are the ball support shafts and bearings in non-Dome MOUSE-TRAKs made?
  Answer: A - Stainless Steel.
  
  
• Of what material are the bodies of an EnviroCase made?
  Answer: B - 14-gauge steel.
  
  
• Of what material are the shafts and bearings made in Professional, Desktop and Panel Mount Industrial, Personal, and evolution Mouse-Traks?
  Answer: B - Hardened and polished stainless steel.
  
  
• Of what material is the Dome in an Industrial Dome Mouse-Trak made?
  Answer: A - Industrial grade silicon.
  
  
• Simson L. Garfinkel wrote a review for SUNExpert Magazine on the MOUSE-TRAK.
  Answer: a. True.
  
  
• Tech Dyne International Ltd., is a company that conducted ergonomic testing on the MOUSE-TRAK trackball.
  Answer: a. True.
  
  
• Tests showed that 4 hours use of an old wrist and elbow powered mouse did what that would reduce productivity?
  Answer: a. Reduced wrist strength by 60% in the tests performed.
  
  
• The Desktop Industrial Mouse-Trak is available is which of the following interfaces?
  Answer: D - All of the above.
  
  
• The evolution Mouse-Trak is…
  Answer: B - …about half the size of a typical mouse pad.
  
  
• The middle button on a Personal MOUSE-TRAK for a PC can do which of the following?
  Answer: b. Left button click and drag or left button double click.
  
  
• The middle button on a Professional MOUSE-TRAK for a PC (mouseport version) can do which of the following?
  Answer: d. Left button double click, AUX click, or left button click and drag.
  
  
• The MOUSE-TRAK Desktop Dome is only available in a PS/2 interface.
  Answer: B - False.
  
  
• The MOUSE-TRAK industrial model has a different ergonomic design than the professional model.
  Answer: b. False.
  
  
• The Personal Mouse-Trak is available in which of the following interfaces:
  Answer: C - ADB and PS/2.
  
  
• The SUN MicroSystems employee named in one of our user stories was Thomas Jones.
  Answer: b. False.
  
  
• Three people from the same town/city won a notebook PC in this contest in the past, including the first ever winner. Which town/city was this?
  Answer: B - Ann Arbor, MI.
  
  
• To what extreme torture test was the Desktop Industrial Mouse-Trak subjected?
  Answer: C - A 500 foot drop from an airplane into a plowed field.
  
  
• Trackballs should have buttons where?
  Answer: b. Where your Thumb, pinky finger, and ring finger can reach them without moving the hand.
  
  
• What % strength loss in the ADDUCTION motion of the wrist was measured by the RMS-200 Diagnostic System after four hours of elbow and wrist powered mouse usage?
  Answer: d. Approximately 55%.
  
  
• What addition feature does the EnviroCase Model 300 (E-XX300)have beyond the EnviroCase Model 100 (E-XX100), aside from the stand-up configuration?
  Answer: B - Locking casters.
  
  
• What feature do Personal, Professional, Desktop Industrial, Industrial Dome, and evolution Mouse-Traks have in common?
  Answer: D - Ability to set key 1 to toggle ballistic cursor acceleration mode. I THINK! Let us know if you find a better answer!
  
  
• What is the international list price for a B-MPIND
  Answer: A - $ 410.
  
  
• What is the list price for all MOUSE-TRAK Personal models? Answer: D - $89.00.
  
  
• What is the Personal Mouse-Trak specifically designed for?
  Answer: d. Microsoft Office Applications.
  
  
• What is the resolution of a model P-USB2B MOUSE-TRAK Panel Mount Industrial
  Answer: D - 192 to 576 pulses per ball revolution.
  
  
• What is the typical tracking force of a model J-P0USB MOUSE-TRAK Panel Mount Dome Industrial?
  Answer: C - 50 g/mm.
  
  
• What is the U.S. list price for a model X-6XXMP evolution MOUSE-TRAK?
  Answer: A - $99.00.
  
  
• What Rockwell hardness rating do the balls in non-Dome MOUSE-TRAKs have?
  Answer: C - H 85.
  
  
• What United Airlines facility is shown in a photograph on this web site?
  Answer: b. Worldwide Maintenance Logistics Center.
  
  
• What was used to measure the hand/wrist fatigue caused by use of a wrist and elbow powered mouse?
  Answer: d. An RMS-200 Diagnostic System.
  
  
• When did ITAC introduce the evolution MOUSE-TRAK for the iMac?
  Answer: B - August 10, 1998.
  
  
• When did ITAC Systems offer a USB-compatible evolution Mouse-Trak?
  Answer: A - July 1998.
  
  
• Where in Denmark may Mouse-Traks be purchased?
  Answer: A - Marine Display A/S.
  
  
• Where in Canada may Mouse-Traks be purchased?
  Answer: A - CARE-TEK Corp and Guiltech Automation.
  
  
• Which is true of MOUSE-TRAK's historical reliability?
  Answer: b. Less than 1% of MOUSE-TRAKs produced in 1995 required warranty service.
  
  
• Which list of products works with a Digital AlphaStation?
  Answer: b. BMPIND and X6XXMP.
  
  
• Which Model MOUSE-TRAK is compatible with an HP712 workstation?
  Answer: c. X6XXMP.
  
  
• Which model of EnviroCase is designed for desktop use?
  Answer: B - Model 100 (E-XX100).
  
  
• Which model of MOUSE-TRAK will not work with an SGI O2?
  Answer: b. BSGXMD.
  
  
• Which models of Mouse-Traks are designed for use with HP700 and HP700 X Stations using the 6-pin mini-din port?
  Answer: C - B-5HPMP and B-HPIND.
  
  
• Which of the following is a default function of one of the six keys on the evolution MOUSE-TRAK?
  Answer: c. Left button click and drag.
  
  
• Which of the following is a function of all MOUSE-TRAKs?
  Answer: a. Ballistic speed increase.
  
  
• Which of the following is not true of a Desktop Industrial MOUSE-TRAK?
  Answer: d. It has 6 user programmable buttons.
  
  
• Which of the following is the list price (in the U.S.) for a MOUSE-TRAK model BMPIND?
  Answer: c. $295.
  
  
• Which of the following is the list price (in the U.S.) for a MOUSE-TRAK model R5XXMP?
  Answer: b. $89.
  
  
• Which of the following is the list price (in the U.S.) for a MOUSE-TRAK model X6XXMP?
  Answer: b. $99.
  
  
• Which of the following is the US list price for a model X-6IMAC Mouse-Trak?
  Answer: D - $ 99. (Click on "evolution Mouse-Trak.")
  
  
• Which of the following is true of all currently produced ITAC mice?
  Answer: a. They are FCC and CE Mark compliant.
  
  
• Which of the following is true relative to old wrist and elbow powered mice?
  Answer: d. All MOUSE-TRAKs use about half the space of a mouse pad.
  
  
• Which of the following parts of the hand is not a fine motor manipulator and is not naturally well suited to cursor control?
  Answer: b. The Thumb (I am all thumbs!).
  
  
• Which of the following types of body extremity movement is most negatively affected by using an old elbow/wrist powered mouse?
  Answer: B - Abduction.
  
  
• Which of the following was a type of hand/wrist motion tested for loss of productivity? Answer: D - Abduction.
  
  
• Which part of the human body usually points most accurately (no bad jokes)?
  Answer: c. The index finger.
  
  
• Which statement is true of all MOUSE-TRAK products?
  Answer: c. They offer the user instant speed control.
  
  
• Which type of MOUSE-TRAK survived a 500 foot drop from an airplane? (hint-see the SunExpert review.)
  Answer: b. An Industrial MOUSE-TRAK.
  
  
• Who founded ITAC Systems?
  Answer: C - Bob McLaughlin.
  
  
• Who was the author of the SunExpert Magazine review on the ITAC web site?
  Answer: d. Simson L. Garfinkel.
  
  
• Who with Silicon Graphics testified that the evolution Mouse-Trak's extra three buttons reduces the workload on a person's hand and fingers?
  Answer: B - Jane Hall Taylor.
  
  
• Why does one say, "I am all thumbs!"
  Answer: c. Thumbs are sort of clumsy, not really great for precise activities.
  
  
• Why was MOUSE-TRAK originally created?
  Answer: B - To solve the mouse usage-related pain of ITAC founder, Charles Robert "Bob" McLaughlin.
  
  
• You can order all ITAC mice from which of the following in the U.S.?
  Answer: a. ITAC Systems, Silicon Heights Computers, Internex Group, Qualix Direct.
  
  
  
  Still looking for reference pages to reconfirm the following answers:
  
  
• In the Nikolai comic series, a member of the Internet Bandwidth Patrol cyberstopped our hero via video conference. The officer's name was:
  Answer: d. Officer Killabaud.
  
  
• In the Nikolai comic strip on our website, our hero uses a device called a "Strato-Lift" in one of the Episodes. What was he doing?
  Answer: d. Putting network cabling in the warehouse.
  
  
• In the product comparison chart, accessible from the Desktop Industrial Product info page, which product had 5 out of 7 "green" features?
  Answer: a. The Professional MOUSE-TRAK.
  
  
• What airline is in the "ITAC IS EVERYWHERE" section of our downloadable 1995 annual report.
  Answer: b. United Airlines.
  
  
• Which of the following is true?
  Answer: c. A Kensington Turbo Mouse with 4 buttons requires special drivers to use all the buttons.
  
  

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