Re: good positive action keyboard similar to old Lexmarks??

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From: Keith R. Williams
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:00

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On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 18:05:20, Usenet@NavasGrp.Dublin.CA.US (John 
Navas) wrote:

> [POSTED TO alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt]
> "Actarus [VL]" <prince_actarus@videotron.ca> wrote:
> 
> >John Navas wrote:
> >> 
> >> [POSTED TO alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt]
> >> krw@ibm.net (Keith R. Williams) wrote:
> >> 
> >> >Track-point.  They're OK, but the track-points have a memory.  If
> >> >you go from one end of the screen to the other the cursor will
> >> >drift for a while.  The strain-guages aren't perfect.
> >> 
> >> FWIW, I haven't seen a problem like that.
> >
> >Trackpoints on ThinkPads have that 'autoadjust' feature, so it's
> >possible sometimes the cursor will drift a little...
> 
> FWIW, mine have never done that.

You're certainly lucky.  Mine does and it's a pain!  I carry a 
mouse in my suitcase and when I go by car, a keyboard.  The stick
is better than any other solutin I've seen for a mobile, but it's
nowhere near perfect.

----
  Keith

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From: krw@ibm.net (Keith R. Williams)
Subject: Re: good positive action keyboard similar to old Lexmarks??
Date: 1999/02/19
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