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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: jerryjanis on July 17, 2005, 07:08:50 pm
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http://www.txmicro.com/
If anybody's looking to do some mouse hacks, the price is right on these mice (although I haven't tried them, so I can' promise that the mouse hack will work!) They're selling USB mice for $0.69 apiece. I've purchased lots of cheap toys at this place, and I've always been happy with their shipping and service.
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Have you tried hacking this particular mouse? Some mice just can't be hacked, with no clear reason why.
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Nope, I can't promise that they would work as a mouse hack. I'll order some, and find out if they're hackable.
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Buy 21, they get cheaper!
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If you look closer, you'll notice that if you buy 21 they get more expensive... One of those must be a mistake.
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I was looking at those same mice for possible hacks- seems every surplus liquidator on the net has the same ones. Nobody has it listed anywhere whether or not they're optical or ball mice, though.
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If you look closer, you'll notice that if you buy 21 they get more expensive...
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usually when they refer to a DPi or resolution, they're not talking about a ball and a wheel. ;D
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usually when they refer to a DPi or resolution, they're not talking about a ball and a wheel. ;D
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The Razor Boomslang was a ball mouse, and was talking 2000 dpi as well. Admittedly, not a $0.69 bargain mouse, but...
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Yeah well that was an accident. Cause the price jumped up to $1.09
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Well then, I'm glad I got my order in while they were so cheap (although if they work for a mouse hack, $1.09 is still pretty darned close to free!).
I'll let you know how they work. They should arrive in 3 days.
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I have a several hundred brand new Kensington ValuMouse 3 button USB (I did take them out of the packaging to make more room in my storage space, but they are brand new never been used) mice that I would be willing to sell for $5 each ($3.85 of that is shipping) shipped priority mail to anywhere in the continental US, if anyone is interested. I and several others have successfully hacked this mouse for use with trackballs and spinners. IM or email me if you are interested. Thanks
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I would be willing to sell for $5 each ($3.85 of that is shipping)
How much for more than one?
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here is what they look like inside. someone with some expertise please let me know if they are hackable. it looks to me like it should be but i have never done it before.
dirt
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here is what they look like inside. someone with some expertise please let me know if they are hackable. it looks to me like it should be but i have never done it before.
Unfortunately the only way to find out is to actuall hack the darn thing.
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well then i guess i have another project this weekend. does anyone know where there is a "how to" for the mouse hack with 4 leg optics? i found the 3 leg one but not a 4 leg one.
dirt
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I would be willing to sell for $5 each ($3.85 of that is shipping)
How much for more than one?
Sorry, I didn't see this post. I weighed the mice and I could fit two in the same box and still come under the weight for the $3.85 shipping, so I would sell 2 mice for $6.15 shipped.
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I would be willing to sell for $5 each ($3.85 of that is shipping)
How much for more than one?
Sorry, I didn't see this post. I weighed the mice and I could fit two in the same box and still come under the weight for the $3.85 shipping, so I would sell 2 mice for $6.15 shipped.
Are those ball mice or optical mice?
Cheers,
KenToad
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Hey, they are ball mice. Sweet. Good luck, Dirt!
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has anyone tried hacking Belkin 3 button mice? I can get them for a buck each locally.
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I bought some of the $.69 mice, and I haven't been able to hack it so far. Like Dirt says, the infrared sensor has 4 legs, so I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with that. I played with the multimeter and made some uneducated guesses that the legs would be something like x1,x2,+5v,and G. When I connected it to the trackball with all 4 wires going to the trackball, I was able to get a slight reaction out of the thing. If I tapped the trackball in one direction, the mouse pointer would move 1 pixel, and vice versa for the other direction. However, if I really gave the thing a spin, I would see no reaction from the mouse pointer.
I'm going to post in the main forum to see if anyone knows anything about these mysterious 4 legged sensors.
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i haven't had any time to look at these this weekend. i did a game haul yesturday that took up most of the day and today i had to drive all over picking up some parts i won from ebay. i hope to be able to look at them during the week sometime.
dirt
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I would be willing to sell for $5 each ($3.85 of that is shipping)
How much for more than one?
Sorry, I didn't see this post. I weighed the mice and I could fit two in the same box and still come under the weight for the $3.85 shipping, so I would sell 2 mice for $6.15 shipped.
Are those ball mice or optical mice?
Cheers,
KenToad
Ball mice