Scrolling Trackpad

I have been surfing Apple.com and on the new Ibooks it looks like they have a scrolling trackpad where you would use two fingers vertically and horizontally to scroll up and down and side to side. I brought my Ibook, about two years ago. Do I have that Feauture..and if so how do I turn it on.
Also, you know how when you are typing and you press delete. Well I have to keep pressing it to get rid of one letter at a time. Is there anyway where I can just press down on it and it just deletes how much I want too?
THanks

Hi LatehMocha,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
No, I don't believe you have this feature. I am pretty sure this feature came with the mid 2005 iBook line.
To increase the Key Repeat Rate, go to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard. Moving the slider under Key Repeat Rate to the right (fast) will increase how fast the key will repeat. Delay Until Repeat is the time between when you first press the key and when the repeat starts.
Jon
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