[ltp] IBM to sell its PC business

SOTL linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:42:49 -0500


On Friday 03 December 2004 12:51, Eben King wrote:
> 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.

NO NO and NO

Thinkpads do NOT have a trackball nor a flat pad byt a small joy stick in the 
middle of the keyboard.

This message is being sent from a Thinkpad with such type replacement type 
mouse.

Frank