Re: TrackPoint II drifting

[Michael J Sears <sears@ecn.purdue.edu>]

Mark,

I had this problem on my TP 350 as well in MS Windows 3.1.  Your  post 
doesn't state if you this is a Windows or DOS or whatever releated problem.
If running Windows 3.x, have your co-worker double check to see if 
Windows is installed for "MS-DOS System with APM" (instead of "MS-
DOS System").  Making this change solved this problem for me.i
This needs to be done from DOS - not from within Windows or in a DOS box.

I can't comment about the 755 CD - sorry.

Michael

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--> From owner-tp750@cs.utk.edu Sat Sep 30 21:22 EST 1995
--> Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 22:11:58 -0400 (EDT)
--> From: Mark_Strawcutter <MJSTRAW@grove.iup.edu>
--> Subject: TrackPoint II drifting
--> To: tp750@cs.utk.edu
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--> My 755CD TrackPint III will have mild episodes of drift - the mouse cursor will
--> start moving on it's own - that usually stop after .25-.50 inches.  This I can
--> live with and even remember reading about in the manual somewhere.
--> 
--> The real reason for this post is an older 350 we have at work.  It has more
--> frequent episodes with it's TrackPoint II, but the cursor will keep moving
--> until it hits the edge of the screen.  I know the 350 isn't technically within
--> the scope of this list, but I wondered if any of you experienced a similar
--> problem with a 350 and if so was there a solution.
--> 
--> Thanks
--> 
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