It was until the red nubbin started to deteriorate and was sticky to the touch. But at least you could take the eraser off the end of a pencil and shape it to work until you found a sacrificial Thinkpad to get a replacement nubbin.
Thanks! I thought so as well. It's going to be useful for the second PC I'm working on, it'll reduce the desk space. The pointer thingy works very well and there's no sign of plastic disintegrating yet.
12 Comments
tyler@programming.dev · 30 pts · 141d
https://xkcd.com/243/
blarth@thelemmy.club · 10 pts · 141d
I don’t care what anyone says, the red nub pointer was the best.
Concave1142@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 141d
It was until the red nubbin started to deteriorate and was sticky to the touch. But at least you could take the eraser off the end of a pencil and shape it to work until you found a sacrificial Thinkpad to get a replacement nubbin.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 7 pts · 141d
I still have a half dozen replacements that came with a laptop.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 3 pts · 141d
Behold!
grillme@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 141d
Still is but used to be too
DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 141d
Mitch?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 141d
Dude! Total score!
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 141d
Thanks! I thought so as well. It's going to be useful for the second PC I'm working on, it'll reduce the desk space. The pointer thingy works very well and there's no sign of plastic disintegrating yet.
violentfart@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 141d
Username checks out.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 3 pts · 141d
The keyboard clit is the best mouse option for laptops by far. More laptops should have it.
HugeNerd@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 141d
Also has screws so I can take it apart if I ever need, or want, to deep clean it.