Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ll-xn!ames!oliveb!dragon From: dragon@oliveb.UUCP (Give me a quarter or I'll touch you) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Trek Ball Message-ID: <2043@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 11:43:34 EDT Article-I.D.: oliveb.2043 Posted: Tue Jul 14 11:43:34 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jul-87 05:46:30 EDT References: <1384@crash.CTS.COM> Organization: Dragon Technology, Inc. San Francisco, USA Lines: 28 in article <1384@crash.CTS.COM>, dm@pnet01.CTS.COM (Dan Melson) says: > > I have a slight problem. > > The wilderness of my desk is no place for a tame, god-fearing mouse. > > I would like to know if there are any commercially available trek balls > available which will function as the mouse (two discrete buttons, etcetera). > After converting one of the Atari trak balls to work with the ST (and replacing the cord so I got both buttons :-) I found that the trak ball takes as much, if not more, desk space than the mouse would. Of course, one could use the trak ball in his/her lap, but then I an using a rigid mouse pad that the same could be done. The Wico trak ball is smaller, but almost impossible to find. I've also picked up a couple of different brand mice, and hooking them up, the 200dpi take about 1/4 less room to move full screen, and the 400dpi take 1/2 of that. The 400dpi mouse could use an SF354 as a mouse pad with lots of room left. -- Dean Brunette {ucbvax,etc.}!hplabs!oliveb!olivej!dragon Olivetti Advanced Technology Center _____ _____ __|__ _____ 20300 Stevens Creek Blvd. | | _____| | | Cupertino, CA 95014 |_____| |_____| |__ |_____