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ropeadope:
Ahhhh, trackball is collecting much dust. I PMed some of you but I don't think the private messaging system is working.

No one here in Tucson that could do this? I know a couple of people who can solder but they're totally baffled by this project like I am, and they find it as confusing as I do surprisingly. I figured someone who was able to solder would be able to do this easy.
xmenxmen:

--- Quote from: ropeadope on July 18, 2007, 06:28:54 am ---Ahhhh, trackball is collecting much dust. I PMed some of you but I don't think the private messaging system is working.

No one here in Tucson that could do this? I know a couple of people who can solder but they're totally baffled by this project like I am, and they find it as confusing as I do surprisingly. I figured someone who was able to solder would be able to do this easy.

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2 option in my mind:

Put the trackball back on ebay and go buy the x-arcade and start playing.  Sound rude, but you might get there faster.

Or if you insist, spend the money on the optiwiz.  You can probably skip the trackball cable.  You might be able to take some old cdrom sound cable and hook it up that way without having to solder.

And if you are still going to try hacking a mouse, try looking around for one of those old microsoft ps2 mouse (u know those white mouse), they are much easier to hack.

ropeadope:
I guess I just don't understand how to do the wiring part, not sure how to wire the trackball to the mouse board. I don't have a 6pin molex connecter yet, I looked at one at radio shack and I was just like "wtf is this", heh. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it. Not sure where to buy the wires either, or what kind of wires to buy, or how to solder the wires. I just stick the wires in the holes and solder over them? I obviously don't know what I'm talking about which is why I'd be happy if someone from this message board lived in Tucson.
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