[ltp] IBM to sell its PC business

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

typo....meant trackpoint device..

it sux and i still hate it.

i like the mouse.

i have large hands and the device is quite diff to use where it is.

some of us have larger body parts thats are not accomodated by
daintiness at times.

~piranha


<quote who="Brian D. Ropers-Huilman">
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> piranha@suspicious.org said the following on 2004-12-03 13:44:
> | i've had this stinkpad for 5 years and i absolutely despise the
> | trackball -- i guess diff strokes for diff folks...
>
> I think you're still mis-understanding. We are not talking about a
> trackball.
>
> The Trackpoint is your ability to move the mouse by pushing the little
> stick, between and below the G and H keys and just above the B key.
> Typically it has a red top, but replacement tops come in different
> colors. The buttons for the mouse are below the space bar, typically
> tipped in red, with the middle button being blue tipped.
>
> Google is your friend:
>
> http://images.google.com/images?q=IBM+trackpoint
>
> ~From there I found this picture for you which just shows the trackpoint
> itself:
>
> http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/VLAR-443LTU.html?&ca=qapromo&me=W&met=promo
>
> Here is a photo including the buttons:
>
> http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/21192089-2-200-DT2.gif
>
> Here is another version, this one without a touchpad:
>
> http://pcweb.pc.mycom.co.jp/news/2001/05/23/11cl.jpg
>
> And here is another, though it is small, showing the trackpoint, its
> buttons _and_ a trackpad:
>
> http://www-903.ibm.com/kr/think/pc/i/la_t_d_1.jpg
>
> Hope this helps.
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