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On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:34:30 -0400, Dennis Lee Bieber  
<wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>
> 	Sounds like you might have liked an accessory I had on my Amiga.
> Basically a proportional joystick feeding an interface box which  
> converted
> the position value into a sequence of mouse movements --

sounds very cool. Although after I wrote my little screed, I found myself  
fiddling with my smartphone and I realized I was subconsciously putting it  
through the motions if it was a positioning device.

The gross motion is detected by the accelerometer's in the phone. The fine  
positioning by fingers on the screen.

Just thinking out loud.