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		dheera on Nov 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raspberry Pi 400 Desktop PC I wish it had a trackpoint device in the middle instead of a separate mouse. That way everything would be in one box. One less thing to carry around.

yellowapple on Nov 2, 2020 | [–]

Or better yet, a built-in trackball like on some IBM/Unicomp keyboards.

thom on Nov 2, 2020 | [–]

Are there patent reasons this can’t be the case?

_ph_ on Nov 2, 2020 | [–]

Unlikely, as Thinkpads had this for ages, any patent would have to be expired long ago.

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