[ltp] [Fwd: [Fwd: A linux driver for IBM TrackPoint devices (GPL)]]

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>> Bill Mair wrote:
>> > Any way, its about time that IBM released an adequate successor to the
770,
>> > the 600 thingys are just too small for power hungry users.
>>
>> The great thing about a 770 is that, in a pinch, it makes
>> an excellent crane counterweight or boat anchor.
>
>Well it might be heavy, but the screen is spectacular!

Actually, the airline industry has determined that the weight of the 770
actually helps counteract the effects of turbulence. They recommend that
all their customers carry one!  :-)

-- Keith

Keith Frechette
Linux Development Lead, Mobile Computing Options and Software Development
IBM Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
kfrechet@us.ibm.com / 919-543-3761 / TieLine:441-3761


"Cydny Fire Eisner" <cydny@cfire.com> on 02/14/2000 12:42:52 AM

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> Bill Mair wrote:
> > Any way, its about time that IBM released an adequate successor to the
770,
> > the 600 thingys are just too small for power hungry users.
>
> The great thing about a 770 is that, in a pinch, it makes
> an excellent crane counterweight or boat anchor.

Well it might be heavy, but the screen is spectacular!


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