4 Finger multi-touch - early 2008 Macbook Pro

[Stella]

I discovered today that I have 4 finger Multi-touch capability... on a Macbook Pro early 2008... Was this introduced with OSX 10.5.7 upgrade?

Of course, the recent uni-body Macbook Pros has this.. but I've never heard of older Macbook Pros having the same 4 finger capabilities - despite having identical hardware.

 

[tman08]

How did you find out?
When you look Trackpad preferences is there a Four fingers option?

 

[youssefm]

Oh thats interesting, I didn't know the early 2008 models had multi-touch.. I'd love to see what people say about it, because I don't remember when it came out for them

 

[Stella]

How did you find out?
When you look Trackpad preferences is there a Four fingers option?

Yes, the four finger option is there in the Trackpad preferences.

Oh thats interesting, I didn't know the early 2008 models had multi-touch.. I'd love to see what people say about it, because I don't remember when it came out for them

The early 2008 machines were the first Macbook Pros to have multi-touch.


I'm surprised its been enabled at all because I cannot recall anything being said about 2008 laptops getting the 4 finger M.T capabilities... I thought we'd have to wait until Snow Leopard.

 

[tman08]

What does four fingers allow you to do. That strange because I just got the update and I have a mid 2008 MBP and don't have a four finger option :/

 

[Hls811]

Got a screen shot? I don't see that option on my early '08 MBP and I'm running 10.5.7

 

[Stella]

Got a screen shot? I don't see that option on my early '08 MBP and I'm running 10.5.7

SUre, I'll put up a screemshot - do you know of any free hostings for that type of thing?

Of course, we've all heard of Apple breaking things but not introducing new functionality unintentionally!

 

[Nystral]

SUre, I'll put up a screemshot - do you know of any free hostings for that type of thing?

Of course, we've all heard of Apple breaking things but not introducing new functionality unintentionally!

www.imageshack.us

Upgraded to 10.5.7 last night and I don't see the options available.

 

[Hls811]

SUre, I'll put up a screemshot - do you know of any free hostings for that type of thing?

Of course, we've all heard of Apple breaking things but not introducing new functionality unintentionally!

You can just attach it through here.. (Slow work day for me).