Portable computer with trackball keys mounted on an edge of a computer housing
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1. A portable computer comprising:
- a computer housing having a top wall and a front wall;
a pointing device mounted on said top wall adjacent to said front wall;
a concavity formed adjacent to said pointing device and open at said top wall and said front wall; and
a press button mounted resiliently in said concavity, said press button having a top press plate exposed from said top wall and a front press plate extending forwardly and downwardly of said top press plate and exposed from said front wall, said press button being operated by exerting pressure on either said top press plate or said front press plate.
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A portable computer includes a computer housing which has a top wall and a front wall, a pointing device which is mounted on the top wall and adjacent to the front wall, a concavity which is formed adjacent to the pointing device and which is open at the top and front walls, and a press button which is mounted resiliently in the concavity. The press button has a top press plate which is exposed from the top wall, and a front press plate which extends forwardly and downwardly of the top press plate and which is exposed from the front wall. The press button is operated when pressure is exerted on either the top press plate or the front press plate.
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1. A portable computer comprising:
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a computer housing having a top wall and a front wall; a pointing device mounted on said top wall adjacent to said front wall; a concavity formed adjacent to said pointing device and open at said top wall and said front wall; and a press button mounted resiliently in said concavity, said press button having a top press plate exposed from said top wall and a front press plate extending forwardly and downwardly of said top press plate and exposed from said front wall, said press button being operated by exerting pressure on either said top press plate or said front press plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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