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From: mto@gte.com (Tamer Ozsu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Laptop with Isopoint "mouse"
Keywords: laptop isopoint mouse windows
Message-ID: <10707@bunny.GTE.COM>
Date: 6 Mar 91 16:24:10 GMT
References: <70965@microsoft.UUCP>
Organization: GTE Laboratories, Waltham MA
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In article <70965@microsoft.UUCP> garye@microsoft.UUCP (Gary ERICSON) writes:
>Does anyone know if there are any laptops made with the Isopoint pointing
>device built into the keyboard?  This would make using Windows and GUI
>software in general actually possible on a laptop (I liked someone's
>comment about using your neighbor's lap on an airplane for your mouse).

I believe some version of a GRID laptop has isopoint installed. The
comments that I have read in some journal some time ago was quite
positive. Unfortunately, the machine is relatively expensive (I can't
remember the exact price).

Outbound, which is a Mac laptop has an isopoint as well. You need to
remove the ROMs from another Mac (plus or SE) to get it going, though.
==Tamer

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