[ltp] IBM to sell its PC business

[Eben King]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Satish Balay wrote:

> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, James Knott wrote:
> 
> > One thing that the ThinkPads have, is the TrackPoint.  I find it's the best
> > pointer method for notebooks, and the Toshiba version isn't anywhere near as
> > good.
> 
> I think Dell/HP do offer the trackpoint (or equivalents). But does
> anyone else offer a useable 3 button mouse?

You mean, a trackball?  Haven't seen one on a laptop for years.

> And the absence of the 'windows' key is another nice thing. (makes the
> other keys - alt/ctrl/space - more useable)

Agreed.  I've never found a use for it, and it clutters up the bottom row.

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