Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:29:25 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks? Message-ID: <20090910102925.1ea9ffd3.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090909210833.GA23467@thought.org> References: <20090909210833.GA23467@thought.org>
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On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:08:36 -0700, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like stick > to act as the mouse. This "stick" is called a TrackPoint, as far as I remember. It has been common in portable computers built by IB and Toshiba. > Pref'ly, no touch-pad. Sadly, you will find mostly that (crap) in "modern" devices... > The ASUS and just about every other > notebook-size device has this kind of scratch-n-sniff pad; [...] Nice name. Other names: Fingerprint sensor and coffee cup warmer. :-) > Any clues? Look for IBM / Lenovo, maybe they still employ this fantastic and easy to use pointing device. Allthough it would completely make sense to use a Trackpoint for netbook class computers (litte real estate consumption, minimal moving from "hand in typing position" to "hand in pointing position"), it seems that the worst solution always prevails. I haven't seen Trackpoints on "modern" stuff yet, and I'm quite about thinking that it doesn't exist anymore. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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