Re: Glidepoint

[lu lok <lokl@netcom.com>]

>Have any of you used or purchased a Glidepoint by Cirque or Alps?  

I bought a Cirque Glidepoint when they first came out last(?) year.  
Even though I liked the tap and drag (which the PowerMac trackpads didn't 
have), I found myself going back and forth between the TrackPoint and 
Glidepoint; usually preferring the TrackPoint for precise or small 
movement. 

I bought an Alps Glidepoint when they came out and gave away by Cirque.  
I wanted the direct mouse port plug instead of Cirque's serial port to 
mouse port adapter.  The Alps Glidepoint come in either PS2 or Serial 
port and also has a 3rd programmable button.

I couldn't get the Alps Glidepoint to work on my TP360.  After much 
troubleshooting, etc. I realized that the pins in the plug from the GP to 
the mouse port wasn't actually connecting even though the plug fits into 
the port. 

I called Alps tech support.  They were not very sympathetic.  They 
recommended that I take a razor blade and whittle away at the "excess" 
plastic on the plug until it connects properly.  I asked them if they 
would be correcting this in the near future or if they would label their 
product accordingly (that they will not work with TPs).  They said no 
because (get this) the IBM TPs are not a large enough portion of the 
laptop market for them to make this change.  He said that I could get the 
serial port version as a workaround.  I promptly returned the product.

Lu Lok