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  1. Sep 3rd, 2001, 03:51 PM #1
    DaveAMS
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    Maybe touchpads aren't evil after all...

    One of my first laptops was an IBM thinkpad, complete with trackpoint cursor device. I never thought I'd get used to touchpads...but my new VAIO has a touchpad, and it's not to bad. It has a driver that sets up "scroll" zones on the bottom and right edges, and it has a web browser "foreward and back" zone at the top of the pad. I find myself actually "liking" my touchpad. I'm even using my keyboard shortcuts less often.
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    Still can't beat a good ol' optical mouse.
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  3. Sep 3rd, 2001, 03:59 PM #3
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    So who invented the TouchPad

    C'mon you lot..... who invented the touchpad?

    It might not be who you think?
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  4. Sep 3rd, 2001, 04:05 PM #4
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    Nothing can beat a keyboard. I've always hated all pointing devices...but optical mice and my new VAIO laptop touchpad go a long way to changing my opinion...
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    I always assumed Alps invented the touchpad...
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  7. Sep 3rd, 2001, 04:19 PM #6
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    Originally posted by DaveAMS
    Nothing can beat a keyboard. I've always hated all pointing devices...but optical mice and my new VAIO laptop touchpad go a long way to changing my opinion...
    Try moving icons on your desktop without a mouse
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  8. Sep 3rd, 2001, 04:20 PM #7
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    Try using a Mac without a mouse. That is a living hell. It took me 5 minutes to figure out that Return renames a file, but <Command>-<O> opens it. So much for intuitiveness.
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  9. Sep 3rd, 2001, 04:23 PM #8
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    The alphabet song

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  11. Sep 3rd, 2001, 07:27 PM #9
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    I have yet to find an os that I can't navigate without the aid of a mouse.

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