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A MOUSE WITH FEELINGALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, mighty Microsoft found itself spurned when it offered to buy a Silicon Valley outfit called Immersion, which is in direct competition with the giant in the $1 billion PC joystick market. Immersion's ''force feedback'' technology lets PC gamers feel the jolts through their joysticks as their cars crash and cannons fire. But on Nov. 17, Immersion plans to unveil the real reason its president, Louis Rosenberg, held out: the FEELit mouse. Actually a mouse connected to a mechanics-filled mousepad, FEELit enables you to virtually ''bump'' into the edge of the screen and ''feel'' those tiny, evasive icons and buttons, making finding and clicking on them easier. Any mouse based on the FEELit technology will work with Microsoft's Windows 95 and Internet Explorer. Since so many PCs use both products, Rosenberg is convinced software developers will make their wares compatible. The company, which includes Intel among its investors, has yet to sign up any FEELit licensees. Immersion aims to charge them about $15 to $20 per unit for the software technology.
EDITED BY LARRY LIGHT
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