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Tarkade:
My first post!  

I have been a lurker on this site for nearly a year, and have found a ton of excellent advice.  After attempting to find this in previous posts, I decided I needed to offer an important (to me) question.  

The planning for my control panel wasn't thought out as much as possible.  I only left enough room to mount a 2 1/4" trackball.  I am hoping to get an idea of the size of this trackball.  

a)  Is this the size in a missle command machine?
b)  Centipede?
c)  Most improtantly - opinion of Ultimarc trackball for those that use it

Thaks All - awesome boards!

Carsten Carlos:
Missile Command -not sure, but I guess it has a 3" as in Milipede.

Centipede has a 2 1/4". When I was a kid, I liked the trackball very much, but now I had one of these Ultimarc/Suzo ones, and I just think its to small for my needs.

Guess I've grown in size since those days!

Also it doesn't spin as nice as a Happ 3" does - I decided to go "unauthentic" this time and use the 3" for my Centipede cab!

MinerAl:
Missile Command had a 4.5" tracball
Centipede had a 3" (I thought.  It seems to be 2.25"  Maybe I was thinking of Millipede.)
The 2.25" is the pool ball size, and is on a lot of conversions and home machines, not to mention the popular Kensington brand series of PC track balls.  It has the nice balance between real arcade feel and a minimum of CP real-estate.

I've played with Ultimarc's (Suzo?)  2.25" interfaced through an Opti-PAC, and it's a very nice smooth machine.

My 4.5" Missile Command unit, also interfaced through an Opti-PAC is a lovely experience :)

I can recommend both first hand, but I haven't ever heard of unresolvable difficulties with Happs' track balls either.

Good luck, and welcome!

mahuti:
I have an Ultimarc trackball. I love it.

Wade:
Actually, Missile Command is 4.5" and Centipede is 2.25".

Wade

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