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Kensington Expert Mouse
barnes:
Grabbed myself a really cool thrift store find. Kensington's Expert Mouse trackball. Looks like a 2" trackball, easily hacked into a cabinet. Anyone ever see these?
http://mineko.fc2web.com/box/tb-room/items/res/kensington-expert-mouse5/mainimg.jpg
Ice Cream Jonsey:
--- Quote from: barnes on January 10, 2008, 10:15:29 pm ---Grabbed myself a really cool thrift store find. Kensington's Expert Mouse trackball. Looks like a 2" trackball, easily hacked into a cabinet. Anyone ever see these?
http://mineko.fc2web.com/box/tb-room/items/res/kensington-expert-mouse5/mainimg.jpg
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Yeah, that is absolutely my favorite trackball. They last about four years in normal use at work and such. I keep coming back to them because they really do feel better than the Logitech marble stuff and so forth. Great find!
missioncontrol:
--- Quote from: barnes on January 10, 2008, 10:15:29 pm ---Grabbed myself a really cool thrift store find. Kensington's Expert Mouse trackball. Looks like a 2" trackball, easily hacked into a cabinet. Anyone ever see these?
http://mineko.fc2web.com/box/tb-room/items/res/kensington-expert-mouse5/mainimg.jpg
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they have been used before check out ften's site for some ideas.....
http://fathertom.net/mame/trackball.html
http://www.fathertom.net/mame/pictures/index.php?page=4
I have one I plan to use for my cabinet
u_rebelscum:
Love this TB, too. Have one for my home computer (but went with an arcade TB for my CP). Probably the best PC TB out there (not sure about the current version, though).
It's a 2 1/4" ball, BTW. Same as most pool (billiards) ball (hint ;)).
Good luck!
DrumAnBass:
Yah I used one in my CP, along with a clear sparkle cue ball from Paramount Industries. Drilled a hole it it and lit it with some lazer LEDs and it looks and functions great.
Not the best option for Golden Tee or the bowling games, but great for the classics like Centipede etc.
See: http://fathertom.net/mame/trackball.html
And what I did:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68929.msg703000#msg703000