Larry W wrote:


You know, I'm reading this right now on a laptop with a touchpad. I
put
my finger on the touchpad, move it around, and of course the mouse
cursor on the screen reacts normally. I try using a piece of wood in
the touchpad, a few different types of plastic, and even a piece of
metal, and nothing happens. I wonder if there's something useable
there as an alternative
to whatever Gass has patented?

The way that your touchpad works Larry, is related to the way Gass'
technology works - capacitance. So, he's closer to your touchpad than you
realize.

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-Mike-