From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 13 02:55:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2EE5816A4DE for ; Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:55:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9330E43D58 for ; Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:55:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k7D2tPxF011991; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:55:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k7D2s27p011966; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:54:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:53:56 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Kevin Oberman Message-ID: <20060813025356.GA11876@thought.org> References: <20060813001634.GA11474@thought.org> <20060813004838.C613745055@ptavv.es.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060813004838.C613745055@ptavv.es.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing twenty years of service to the Unix community Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List , Peter Sandilands Subject: Re: 3 years and going strong! X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:55:50 -0000 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 -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix