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From: hoang@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Dzung Hoang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Asking for trackball recommendations
Keywords: Trackball mouse
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Date: 26 Jun 89 20:06:48 GMT
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In article <8759@chinet.chi.il.us> saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) writes:
>I'm curious about how a trackball feels as a pointing device.  Are there any
>trackballs commercially available in the US for the ST?  Can any non-ST
>trackballs be adapted for the ST using less than an hour of unskilled labor?
>Anyone care to say either 'it's great' or 'don't waste your time?'
>                                 Steve J.

    I have converted an Atari trackball for use with the ST.  The trackball
costs $12.95 and the conversion required only a soldering iron and a $3.95
joystick extension cable from Radio Shack.  It works great for some games,
but may be too cumbersome for general use.  As a bonus, there is a switch
for trackball/joystick operation.  In the "joystick" mode, the trackball
works with programs that expect joystick input.  Details about the conversion
may be found on many ST BBS's.

    I found the trackball indispensible for use with the game Tracker.  Move-
ment through the maze is extremely difficult without the trackball.

Dzung Hoang
hoang@comus.cs.tulane.edu
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