Tara-

1000x no on the trackball idea. Nixit. Trackballs, not matter how heavy duty
they may be will always and continually collect oils and dust which is then
tranfered to the rollers, then clooged up they will not function propoerly
resulting in guest frustration etc... You will need to clean them regularly,
resulting in downtime & excess maitainence.

You need to use a touch pad- far easier to maintain all around.

Also there are several good touchscreens avail for the IBM platform; possibly
also Macs may have them.

               Dionysus Zei
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