[ltp] Re: IBM to sell its PC business

[Ben Pfaff]

James Ryan <jamesr@totalinfosecurity.com> writes:

> 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.

Some Compaq laptops also have pointing sticks.  I don't think
it's exclusively an IBM thing by any measure.
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