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Subject: Re: new laptop suggestions - not the usual stuff
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Hi,

Dan Langille wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Wesley Morgan wrote:
> 
> 
>>On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Ray Seals wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 19:27, Michael W. Oliver wrote:
>>>
>>>>Ok folks, I know that this comes up from time to time, and I know very
>>>>well the FreeBSD laptop compatibility list (which rocks!), but I think
>>>>this case is different, and here's why.
>>>>
>>>>I am looking for a new laptop that has the following features:
>>>>
>>>>1) pointing stick in keyboard   *THIS IS A MUST*
>>
>>These are sadly becoming harder to find, despite their obvious superiority
>>to the "touch pad". I was very put off when Toshiba dropped their
>>Satellite Pro line that featured this! I'll have to hang on to my current
>>laptop forever.
> 
> 
> IBM are committed to the stick I think.
> 
This is not the case. Some have already both.

This is how it started with Toshiba too.

I found a Fujitsu with a stick. But only the smallest in production 
still has it.

Erich