Texas Instruments 51X Laptop User Manual


 
1.4.2
Touchpad Pointing Device
All members of the Extensa family feature a built-in touchpad pointing
device located near the center of the keyboard palmrest. With light pressure,
the cursor can quickly be positioned to the desired point; a quick double tap
on the touchpad and you have selected an object. Two select buttons
(switches) are located along the front edge of the notebook
.
1.4.3
Keyboard
The Extensa Series Keyboard is an IBM
enhanced-type keyboard with the
standard character and function keys plus 12 programmable function keys
(F1 through F12).
Using the Special Function (
Fn
) key which assigns multiple functions to
keys, the keyboard can emulate the IBM 101/102 keyboards.
The keyboard features a special keyboard interface chip that can detect
multiple levels of key input (good simulation of N-key rollover for up to 10
keys).
Some of the major features of the keyboard include:
Integrated numeric keypad
Touchpad
Pointing Device
Select Buttons
Figure1-4 Extensa Touchpad
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General Description