Re: Linux on the Cheapest Laptops

huw.davies_at_kerberos.davies.net.au
Date: 08/19/05 

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:41:17 -0000

johnny bobby bee <useraddshine_eh@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Bill Waddington wrote:

> > Do you know of any new machines w/trackpoint other that IBM?

> Yup, Toshiba sells many (all?) laptops with both trackpoint and touchy
> pad. There are others out there.

I seem to think that most HP laptops have them as well. Certainly my
EVO 610c does (although I've never used it as I'm in the other
camp :-). 

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