Re: [OT] is there a ThinkPad clone?

[Fabian Keil]

Gary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   Apologies up front if anybody thinks this is *too* far OT,
>   but if the 8 months I've been using FreeBSD on my TP 600E
>   (400MHz, 288M, 12G). it has become my favorite computer.
>   __Not__ having that std mouse-pad thing where you scratch
>   or drag or tap your fingers lets me rest the heel of my left
>   hand dead-center and type away.  The tiny mouse-stick and the
>   three cut/paste bars work well too.  
> 
>   When I upgrade, I'd like another laptop with the same 
>   layout.  The few other laptops I've looked at all have 
>   that mouse-pad.  Anybody know if there is anything like
>   a "ThinkPad clone"??

A lot of ThinkPads have both, mouse pad _and_ mouse stick.


I wouldn't count the mere existence of a mouse pad as a reason
against a special laptop.

If you prefer the mouse stick and only use the mouse pad by accident,
you can disable the mouse pad in the BIOS. I did too.

Fabian
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Re: [OT] is there a ThinkPad clone?

[Joel]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 09:01:07 -0700
(BGary Kline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
(B
(B>   People,
(B> 
(B>   Apologies up front if anybody thinks this is *too* far OT,
(B
(BI'm having a _really_ hard time focusing on work for the shock this
(Bcaused me. I can't imagine anyone actually _choosing_ to use those
(Bmutant cursor-bumping descendants of game pads. But some people like
(Bcramped keyboards for similar reasons, too. 
(B
(B>   but if the 8 months I've been using FreeBSD on my TP 600E
(B>   (400MHz, 288M, 12G). it has become my favorite computer.
(B>   __Not__ having that std mouse-pad thing where you scratch
(B>   or drag or tap your fingers lets me rest the heel of my left
(B>   hand dead-center and type away.  The tiny mouse-stick and the
(B>   three cut/paste bars work well too.  
(B
(BAfter reading the pdf Andrew gave a link to, I realized that when my
(Bwrists started hurting some time back, I seem to have subconsciously
(Baltered my typing habits. My hands float now, and, although I still lean
(Btoo much on my elbows, I at least am keeping my wrists straight now.
(BMaybe reading Ben Wing's pages way back when helped me get motivated to
(Bchange my habits.
(B
(B>   When I upgrade, I'd like another laptop with the same 
(B>   layout.  The few other laptops I've looked at all have 
(B>   that mouse-pad.  Anybody know if there is anything like
(B>   a "ThinkPad clone"??
(B
(BNow I think I understand why Apple has not built an ultra-light.
(B
(BBut it takes all kinds.
(B
(BI don't have any idea whether ultra-lights in the states have that
(Bcursor-bumper control stick, but, near as I can tell, it's in
(Bpractically every ultralight sold in Japan. (One of many reasons I have
(Bnot bought one of Sony's 5x7 units to try installing fBSD on.) The
(Bcut/paste bars also sound familiar, I'm thinking I never could figure
(Bthem out on Fujitsu units.
(B
(BSo, if you have a reason to be in Japan, plan a stop in and around
(BAkihabara (or Nipponbashi and Umeda) and you should find plenty such
(Bgadgets.
(B
(BNow maybe I can get back to work.
(B
(B--
(BJoel Rees   <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(Bdigitcom, inc.   $B3t<02qhttp://www.ddcom.co.jp> **
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RE: [OT] is there a ThinkPad clone?

[Andrew Heyn]

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Subject: [OT] is there a ThinkPad clone?


People,

Apologies up front if anybody thinks this is *too* far OT,
but if the 8 months I've been using FreeBSD on my TP 600E
(400MHz, 288M, 12G). it has become my favorite computer.
__Not__ having that std mouse-pad thing where you scratch
or drag or tap your fingers lets me rest the heel of my left
hand dead-center and type away.  The tiny mouse-stick and the
three cut/paste bars work well too.

When I upgrade, I'd like another laptop with the same
layout.  The few other laptops I've looked at all have
that mouse-pad.  Anybody know if there is anything like
a "ThinkPad clone"??

gary


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Gary,

Your typing habits disturb me greatly.
Please consider this document:
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/hre/whs/publications/pdf/erg029.pdf
Save yourself!


Thanks,
Andrew

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