Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-10 Thread Chad Perrin
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 04:07:04PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:51:29AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > > I just turn off the touchpad in my ThinkPad's BIOS/CMOS settings. That's > > pretty much the *first* thing I do with a new ThinkPad, before I even > > install a halfw

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-10 Thread Gary Kline
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:51:29AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:29:25AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > > On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:08:36 -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > > I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like > > > stick > > > to act as the

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-10 Thread Gary Kline
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:29:25AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:08:36 -0700, Gary Kline 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. I

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-10 Thread Chad Perrin
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:29:25AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:08:36 -0700, Gary Kline 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. I

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-10 Thread Polytropon
On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:08:36 -0700, Gary Kline 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

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-09 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 05:27:12PM -1000, Al Plant wrote: > Gary Kline wrote: > > > Aloha, > I dont use the keypad at all. Keys and Mouse only. > > The HP Mini touchpad is centered below the keyboard, but the keyboard > had regular sized keys which is good. I think if you have a wireless > mouse

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-09 Thread Al Plant
Gary Kline wrote: On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:50:01PM -1000, Al Plant wrote: Chad Perrin wrote: On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:08:36PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like stick to act as the mouse. Pref'ly, no touch-pad. The ASUS and ju

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-09 Thread Gary Kline
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:50:01PM -1000, Al Plant wrote: > Chad Perrin wrote: > >On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:08:36PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > >>I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like > >>stick > >>to act as the mouse. Pref'ly, no touch-pad. The ASUS and just ab

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-09 Thread Al Plant
Chad Perrin wrote: On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:08:36PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like stick to act as the mouse. Pref'ly, no touch-pad. The ASUS and just about every other notebook-size device has this kind of scratch-n-sniff pa

Re: are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-09 Thread Chad Perrin
On Wed, Sep 09, 2009 at 02:08:36PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like stick > to act as the mouse. Pref'ly, no touch-pad. The ASUS and just about every > other > notebook-size device has this kind of scratch-n-sniff pad; unfortun

are there any notebooks with mouse-sticks?

2009-09-09 Thread Gary Kline
I'm looking for a small computer, 7-10" screen that has a ThinkPad-like stick to act as the mouse. Pref'ly, no touch-pad. The ASUS and just about every other notebook-size device has this kind of scratch-n-sniff pad; unfortunately, it looks as tho my palm would go there. (I *did* see a separa