From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 9 14:49:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA07876 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:49:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hda.hda.com (hda-bicnet.bicnet.net [209.244.238.132] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA07861 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 14:49:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dufault@hda.hda.com) Received: (from dufault@localhost) by hda.hda.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA00750; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:48:01 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Dufault Message-Id: <199812092248.RAA00750@hda.hda.com> Subject: Re: mousen In-Reply-To: <19981209171751.A1972@cynix.ecn.purdue.edu> from splite at "Dec 9, 98 05:17:51 pm" To: splite@purdue.edu (splite) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:48:01 -0500 (EST) Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > On Wed, Dec 09, 1998 at 05:05:12PM -0500, Peter Dufault wrote: > > > What would really be nice is if someone made a keyboard with the built in > > > "stick" that comes with the Thinkpads. It's really nice to not have to > > > move your hands off the keyboard to position the mouse... Anyone ever > > > seen one under $100? > > > > I know IBM makes them (in black of course). I don't know the cost > > though. I'm going to get one - I'm a big fan of the IBM widget, > > and if you've used the one on Toshibas don't dismiss IBM's - the > > IBM one is incomparably better. > > How many mouse buttons does it have? I can't image trying to push two > buttons with one thumb to simulate a middle-click. I suppose one could > use both thumbs... I use both thumbs. I'm used to the Thinkpad. Peter -- Peter Dufault (dufault@hda.com) Realtime development, Machine control, HD Associates, Inc. Safety critical systems, Agency approval To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message