IBook g3 trackpad not working

Hi. The trackpad on my iBook G3 works intermittently. When it isn't working I can still move the cursor slightly (half an inch with what seems like five minutes of furious effort) and the "click" part of the trackpad works. I tried using a USB mouse, but it didn't work. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Brent
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Hi, Brent,
You'll be more likely to get a useful response if you ask in the iBook G3 area. This forum is intended for older, pre-G3 hardware, and so isn't like to attract much traffic from those with iBooks.
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