Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 12:47:28 -0400 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My perfect laptop! Message-ID: <20010509124728.A14261@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <15097.29681.816192.1492@nomad.yogotech.com>; from nate@yogotech.com on Wed, May 09, 2001 at 10:44:33AM -0600 References: <20010509092640.I68969@wantadilla.lemis.com> <EOEPLGBFAPJLCPCKPKAOEEHNCCAA.gtc@cheshirelaw.com> <20010509095847.M68969@wantadilla.lemis.com> <15097.29681.816192.1492@nomad.yogotech.com>
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Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> probably said: > > > I have to defend the eraser pointer. After using IBM and Toshiba > > > laptops for years now, I cannot stand touchpads. They are extremely > I don't normally do this, but this time I must. Having had the > opportunity to play with about a dozen laptops in the last 6-7 years, I > am in complete agreement with Geoff. > > Once I got past the difficulty in using the nipple-pointer, I can't use > anything else. It's akin to using the 'Natural' keyboards so prevalent > now. The first couple weeks of using them is awful, but once you get > used to them (and the pain goes away), you try not to use anything else. This is most definitely yet another personal choice. I hate mouse nipples with a passion. I tried to use one for some time, never felt right, accuracy was wrong, movement was wrong ... ick. I got used to a natural keyboard in a fraction of the time. EPID. P. -- pir pir@pir.net pir@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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