[ltp] IBM to sell its PC business

[James Ryan]

> > 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.
> 
> And so what's the point? Unless you suggest that IBM should have
> integrated a mouse complete with mousepad into the notebook. ;-)
> 
> To my experience, a TrackPoint is a thing you have to get used to.
> It is not a good thing for a graphics artist or anyone else who depends
> on precision pointing or rather movements.
> 
> However, the big advantage of it is that you can point without taking
> your fingers from their 10 finger typing base positions. And IBM
> TrackPoints are indeed the best i've ever tried.
> 
I agree...the trackpoint is the single largest reason I buy
Thinkpads...nothing else comes close.  IBM caved in and has a touch pad
in addition to the TP on my T42p, but touchpads really suck because the
pointer moves a bit as you take your thumb off, so it's impossible to be
precise.
Toshiba used to license the TP...my last Toshiba notebook had one but
that was six years ago.