🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 16:38:09, Usenet@NavasGrp.Dublin.CA.US (John 
Navas) wrote:

> [POSTED TO alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt]
> 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?

Nope.  It's the same on any ThinkPad and IBM keybard with the 
TrackPoint I've used.  Maybe I'm just more sensitive (or more 
abusive) than most.  This isn't an uncommon complaint about 
track-points though.  Again, I still like them for mobiles.  I 
use them in the lab where I have systems stacked ear-to-ear.  
They are not perfect.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. ;-)

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  Keith