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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: Davaris on Thu, 03 September 2009, 01:54:42

Title: Retro Trackballs
Post by: Davaris on Thu, 03 September 2009, 01:54:42

Why don't they make mice like this anymore? I know the answer is ergonomics, but ergo = ugly.

http://www.ctielectronics.com/products/trackballs/panel_mount.php (http://www.ctielectronics.com/products/trackballs/panel_mount.php)

The ones at the bottom remind me of the old computer gear in the early 1980s and I'd love to have something like these bricks on my desk.

T70X3 Series - 1.5", T10X3 Series - 2.0", T40X3 Series - 3.0".

EDIT:
A round monitor would be nice as well. :)

Title: Retro Trackballs
Post by: hyperlinked on Thu, 03 September 2009, 02:51:13

I had something like that once for my Atari ST. Maybe I still have it somewhere too. It's a big ugly red and black trackball base with an ivory cream colored roller ball. I don't know if I agree about the Ergo = Ugly. It was built to last, but this trackball I'm talking about wouldn't be my idea of handsome, but hey–beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Title: Retro Trackballs
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 03 September 2009, 10:16:45

Those look like they would be nice for a MAME cabinet.

Title: Retro Trackballs
Post by: Davaris on Mon, 14 September 2009, 18:09:25

Thanks for the link ripster. Those trackballs look good.