RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] IBM eraser head mouse

["Hargus, Diana" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Aha! Many thanks!  I knew I wasn't crazy...  The ScrollPoint, yes, that was
it.  And, yes, I am a tech..  :)  I still want to get another
keyboard/trackpoint combo for when my last on finally dies, they are getting
rare...
Again, thank you.
Diana

* -----Original Message-----
* From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
* [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Spurling,
* Shannon
* Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:35 PM
* To: MLUG Off-Topic Discussion
* Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] IBM eraser head mouse
* 
* 
* I thought the eraser head thing was always the actual pointer device.
* This new mouse is using it as a scroll wheel on a regular mouse. 
* Well, looks like I'm wrong again!
* http://images.google.com/images?q=IBM+ScrollPoint+mouse&hl=en&;
btnG=Searc
h+Images
Looks like there has been several versions since they started putting
scroll wheels on mice. Looks like a good pointing device. BTW, it's
actually called an IBM ScrollPoint Mouse. I think the term "Eraser head"
is a technical term. :-)



Shannon Spurling
WAN Engineer

MOREnet, Network Services, Core Network
3212 LeMone Industrial Blvd.
Columbia, MO 65201

Main:(573) 884-7200   Fax:(573)884-6673

EMAIL:PROTECTED
EMAIL:PROTECTED


-----Original Message-----
From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hargus, Diana
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 12:20 PM
To: MLUG Off-Topic Discussion (E-mail)
Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] IBM eraser head mouse

A friend does not believe IBM had the first mouse with an eraser head
like
the new mighty mouse.  I have one at home, but need to find a picture
online
to show her.  Any ideas?  Yes I googled it and got lots of places trying
to
sell me replacement eraser heads, even found one fellow going from the
2.4
kernel to a 2.6 that had one (that suddenly stopped working after the
upgrade).  Or the one I have at home is just a delusion...
Thanks

Diana Lynn Hargus
EMAIL:PROTECTED
573.751.5463
Please note the new email address, Thank you!


_______________________________________________
discussion mailing list
EMAIL:PROTECTED
http://mlug.missouri.edu/mailman/listinfo/discussion

_______________________________________________
discussion mailing list
EMAIL:PROTECTED
http://mlug.missouri.edu/mailman/listinfo/discussion


_______________________________________________
discussion mailing list
EMAIL:PROTECTED
http://mlug.missouri.edu/mailman/listinfo/discussion