22 Aug
2008
22 Aug
'08
6:52 a.m.
>>>> "Jim" == Jim Leonard
<trixter at oldskool.org> writes:
Jim> Paul Koning wrote:
> Because your guess is mistaken. There certainly
are people (I'm
> one of them) who have use the "eraser head" thing in the past and
> refuse ever to use it again in the future.
Jim> Just out of curiosity, was your first one an IBM model or some
Jim> other model? I ask because the IBM ones have always had
Jim> consistent performance from model to model, whereas the ones I
Jim> saw on Toshiba machines 7+ years ago were TERRIBLE to use (very
Jim> mushy, non-linear response, etc.).
Jim> My guess is that, if you truly hate it, you might not have
Jim> started on a true IBM one.
I think the first one may have been on a NEC PC, but I've used the IBM
ones, too. There may be gradations of horribleness, but the basic
conclusion remains the same.
On the other hand, it's clear that a fair percentage of people like
the things. That's why there is a choice. Choice is good... Some
PCs even come with both (my current Dell PC, for example).
One option I haven't seen in many years: my first laptop (NEC) had a
trackball mounted in the front edge of the case. Very easy to operate
with your thumb while the rest of the hand is on the keyboard. But
after that one model I haven't seen it since.
paul