3 years and going strong!

[Gary Kline]

On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 05:48:38PM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 09:35:22AM +1000, Peter Sandilands wrote:
> > 
> > 	Thanks, you guys.  I don't have anything against > 866, etc.  
> > 	I just figured that anything over a GHz *had* to have been
> > 	"upgraded" to the std scratch-pad.  If not, then wow!
> 
> Gary,
> 
> As far as i know, all ThinkPads still use the TrackPoint(tm). IBM invented it 
> and it is quite popular. Seems to be a binary function. You love it or you 
> hate it. I have not met anyone who was in the "don't care" category.


	:-)

	I've only talked to one other person, and she said she hates it!
	As well as vi and my Unix in general.   For me, altho the 
	TrackPoint is harder to use than a mouse, on a laptop it's great
	to have a pointer to actually direct the cursor in a steady 
	stroke.  

> 
> My fairly shiny new T43 has one as does a co-worker's new T60. I don't know 
> about the new, low-cost 3000 series, but I believe that all other ThinkPads 
> have a track point as do many Dell and HP systems. Probably other brands, too.


> 
> Oddly, the scratch-pad must be disabled to enable the middle button. This has 
> never made sense to me, but it seems that is the way it is.


	So how to you emulate the mid-button: press 1 + 2 simultaneously?
	...It's going to be interesting;  at least I'm not looking for
	awhile.

	gary



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