From: Daniel Cerys (cerys_at_bbn.com)
Date: Fri Oct 04 1996 - 18:20:13 EDT
Joseph C. Wilson wrote on 4 October 1996:
> Dan,
>
> I have the extended TP keyboard w/ the trackpoint and love it. It would
> be very hard to use anything else now. It is extremely rugged (it has
> survived several 2-3 foot drops from my keyboard tray to the hard floor
> plus a beer spilled in the early days). Having the TrackPoint is a huge
> plus for me as I find using a mouse very awkward after getting used to
> the point on my 755cx and external keyboard.
>
> On the downside, they are pretty expensive. When you think you can get
> a decent keyboard for $25-30 the $100 plus for the extended keyboard is
> pretty stiff. For me the investment was worth it.
>
> Good luck (BTW, I use the keyboard w/ a Dock II).
Joe,
I really like the feel of the internal keyboard on my 760CD. Do you know
whether the extended TP keyboards have the same feel & response as the
recent vintage Thinkpads (e.g., 760CD)?
Dan
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