At 05:25 01/02/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Does anybody have information regarding the interface of touchpads. . . or
>pointers to where such information may reside?

Please could you be more precise. Do you mean the touch panel type or the
type found on some notebooks (instead of the track point).

>I am looking for information concerning both the physical sensing of the
>touchpad itself as well as the interface between the touchpad and the
>computer (is it really just the MS Mouse communication protocol?).

If it is the type found on notebooks, it is usually a standard PS2 mouse
interface software.
Daniel Dourneau