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Trackpoint
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LordOmar
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Mon Mar 27 2000 at 21:50:40
Point
ing
device
found on many
laptop
computer
s. Some people prefer these little
eraser
like protrusions to the
TouchPad
s or Track balls on other lap top systems. While I
like
this type of device, I must admit that the
rubber
on the
IBM
ThinkPad's trackpoint is covered in a
sand
paper
like substance and I no longer have a tip on my right
index
finger
.
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chaosbreather
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Tue Sep 12 2000 at 21:05:56
Fun
Factoids
about Trackpoints
A trackpoint is one of the
lesser
pointing device
s, being
small
,
annoying
and somewhat
hard
to
control
.
It
normal
ly
rest
s
between
the
G
,
H
&
B
keys.
The trackpoint was
invent
ed by Ted Selker for
IBM
in 1992.
On a
Toshiba
4000CDT, it looks like a
rubber
cylinder
with a
dome
d
end
which is
texture
d.
The trackpoint itself, however, is just a piece of
plastic
connect
ed into the
computer
.
Trackpoint
cover
s (the
rubber
bit
) must be
replace
d every so often as it gets
worn down
.
You
control
a trackpoint with the
tip
of your
finger
.
The
alternative
s to a trackpoint are
trackpad
s or
mice
.
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