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| AwesomeAlbert:
I bought an old sega trackball on ebay for 5 bucks (8 dollors shipping!). As soon as i got it i grabbed an old Packard Bell mouse and did the trackball hack on it. IT DIDNT WORK !!! Looked for some info on sega trackballs and have found almost anything. Can they be hacked? Can Packard Bell mouse be used to hack trackballs? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330036145728&rd=1&rd=1 |
| AlanS17:
Have you considered using the trackball with an off-the-shelf optical encoder like an ultimarc opti-pac? |
| AwesomeAlbert:
I dont see the point spending 40 dollars for an optipac to see if a 5 dollar trackball works. Hacking a mouse seems more fun ! |
| Kremmit:
Most any non-Logitech ball mouse can be hacked. I've never seen a trackball that wouldn't work with a mousehack, although I've never had a Sega. It looks suspiciously like a Happ unit, which would work fine with a mousehack. If you can post pics of the optic card on your TB, and of your mousehack, maybe something will stand out. |
| AwesomeAlbert:
Bought a tested hacked mouse from a member here. waiting for it to be shipped. lets see if its my bad job soldering; a non compatible mouse; or if sega trackballs cant be used with a mousehack. (maybe the trackball doesnt work) ??? |
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