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Title: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: Havok on June 27, 2005, 10:15:23 pm

What's out there that you guys would recommend for the cheapest trackball\spinner interface? I see the optipac, but are there any good alternatives, like stuff from GroovyGameGear, or gamepad\mouse\joystick hacks?

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: GGKoul on June 27, 2005, 10:56:49 pm

MiniPac...

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: Havok on June 27, 2005, 11:28:01 pm

Just checked out Ultimarc's site - that looks perfect! Just wondering what the price was, I didn't see it on the order page. Also, any other suggestions?

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: Edgedamage on June 27, 2005, 11:38:08 pm

Microsoft intellimouse hack most used pc places sell them for $5. Also folks have added a switch to use the mouse hack with both a spinner and a TB. That is the cheap route.

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 28, 2005, 08:29:19 am

Quote from: Havok on June 27, 2005, 11:28:01 pm

Just checked out Ultimarc's site - that looks perfect! Just wondering what the price was, I didn't see it on the order page. Also, any other suggestions?

http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/section.php?xSec=3 - $29 if you hack an IDE cable.

I like OSCAR's USB mouse interface for $10.  His site is down, but you could try sending him an E-mail. - www.oscarcontrols.com

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: Kremmit on June 29, 2005, 12:37:41 am

Oscar's site isn't down when I look at it.

Unfortunately, it says:

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Oscar Controls is currently closed and not accepting orders.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Anybody know what's up?

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: quarterback on June 29, 2005, 02:53:56 am

Quote from: Kremmit on June 29, 2005, 12:37:41 am

it says:

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Oscar Controls is currently closed and not accepting orders.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Anybody know what's up?

Yeah.  He's closed the site because he's currently not taking any orders.  :D






For more info, click here (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,37965.msg339528.html#msg339528)

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: JoyMonkey on June 29, 2005, 06:59:18 am

Here's Oscar's guide to hooking up a trackball and a spinner to a single mouse:
http://www.oscarcontrols.com/DPDTswitch.shtml

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: RayB on June 29, 2005, 09:50:41 am

I find it silly, turning away customers. Should just take the orders but post a big fat warning "Your order could take as long as 1 month to process". After that, hell, if people still want to give you their money, let them!

Title: Re: Trackball Interface Recommendations
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 29, 2005, 09:54:24 am

I also wish the main page were available and only the order page were removed, as there is a lot of good reference info linked from the main site.