Abstract: A trackball pointing device has a housing of a size that can be readily held in the hand of a user. The housing includes a top wall upon which are mounted a trackball and buttons for manipulation by a user's thumb. A cable passes emerges from the bottom wall of the housing. The bottom wall includes a plurality of channels extending in different directions from where the cable passes through the housing wall. Each channel is recessed and has strain relief tabs therein so that the cable can be placed in one of the channels and releasably held in place by the tabs. A user can locate or place the cable in the one of the channels most suitable to the user.