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   Trish to All   
   Re: Trivia #26   
   21 Jun 06 22:09:21   
   
   From: shadodanzer@gmail.com   
      
   Get a job...lol   
      
   Trish   
      
   "Susan"  wrote in message   
   news:1150941402.052939.288160@y41g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...   
   >   
   > Trish wrote:   
   >> A mickey is equal to 1/200th of an inch. What object's movement is   
   >> measured   
   >> in mickeys?   
   >   
   > mickey   
   > a unit used in computer science in programming mice and similar input   
   > devices. One mickey is the length of the smallest detectable movement   
   > of the mouse. This depends on the equipment. Typical values are in the   
   > range 1/200 to 1/300 inch or roughly 0.1 millimeter. Obviously, the   
   > name comes from the Disney cartoon character Mickey Mouse.   
   >   
   >   
   > http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictM.html   
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   > Susan   
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