A pointing device is provided for use with a computer, including a
tracking device adapted to generate a signal for use by a processor in
moving a pointer on screen, and a selecting device adapted generate a
selection signal for use by the processor to determine operations to
execute. The tracking device and the selecting device are respectively
incorporated into at least two distinct apparatuses that are separately
operable by different and multiple user body parts. In exemplary
embodiments of the invention, the improved pointing device may be
operated at least in part by, for example, several of a user's fingers,
by a foot, or by a user's eyes. The pointing device thus distributes
conventional mouse functions in a way that allows them to be executed by
multiple body parts, thereby reducing repeated stress to any single user
appendage.