On Jun 7, 2004, at 10:57 PM, Andrew F. wrote:
Actually, as a long-time trackpad-hater and IBM TrackPoint fan, why not just
get rid of the trackpad altogether and let Apple inovate something new? The
original PB 100 was so cool because unlike the clip-on mice of the
competition, it had a wonderful trackball built-in. The 500-series were
cool because they introduced the touchpad (woe be to us), and now, a decade
later, we have, the same, ergonomically dismal trackpad.
Something along the lines of the IBM eraserhead, only easier to use,
retaining the ability to tap but without the huge square of touch-sensitive
whatever the hell its made of to be accidentally touched. I'm just
dreaming, but as a trackpad-hater and Mac-fan, that's all I can do.
Oh lordy *ANYTHING* but that damned eraserhead. I *hate* those things. They are a foul and demonic device perpetrated by the Dark Masters at IBM upon the unknowing world....
Which just goes to show, you can't please all of the folks all of the time...I like trackpads, particularly Apple's, much better than any other pointing device I've ever used, barring my beloved Kensington Trackballs and a hanging a big ol' cue-ball sized trackball off the side of a 12" laptop would make it seem rather odd ;-)
But some folks have the wrong body chemistry to use them...I've run into several people who have all sorts of problems with them.
I've seen a host of different attempts at 'fixing' the problems of integrating a pointing device into a laptop, and I'll admit, trackpads and those eraserheads seem to be the only ones with signs of staying.
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