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

#200
From: John Navas
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:00
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krw@ibm.net (Keith R. Williams) wrote:

>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.

Did you try to get it fixed under warranty?

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From: Usenet@NavasGrp.Dublin.CA.US (John Navas)
Subject: Re: good positive action keyboard similar to old Lexmarks??
Date: 1999/02/19
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