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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.
Still can't beat a good ol' optical mouse. :)
C'mon you lot..... who invented the touchpad?
It might not be who you think?
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...
I always assumed Alps invented the touchpad...
Try moving icons on your desktop without a mouse ;)Quote:
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 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. :D
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I have yet to find an os that I can't navigate without the aid of a mouse.
MS-Dos
PC-Dos
WFW3.11
Win9x
WinNT
Win2k
UNIX (The best language ever...)
MacOS
DaveOS (It could happen...)