Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:57:06 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> To: Parag Patel <parag@cgt.com> Cc: spork <spork@super-g.com>, Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net>, FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mousen Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812091922100.26497-100000@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us> In-Reply-To: <199812100038.QAA00745@pinhead.parag.codegen.com>
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On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Parag Patel wrote: > > Today I just purchase a brand new Logitech Marble Mouse for $40. They > make three series of Marble-based trackballs, and despite the name, > this is the cheapest. Plugged it in to the PS/2 port, and it works > beautifully. Yup. I have a Marble FX. The box for this thing had "Windows" all over it and I was afraid it wouldn't work with FreeBSD, having 4 buttons and all. Turns out it was detected AND XFree86 sees all the buttons. :-) psm0 at 0x60-0x64 irq 12 on motherboard psm0: model MouseMan+, device ID 0 > The Marble design is neat in that it tracks the motion of the ball > entirely optically. There are no bearings to gum up. The ball itself > is red with a special dot-pattern to allow the sensor to see the ball's > motion. Well, there ARE little ball bearings to gum up (the ball can't float in mid-air.. maybe someday), but they don't affect tracking so even when they're dirty all you get is a ball that doesn't move as easily. The tracking stays smooth. > The Marble+ design positions the marble to be used by the thumb, which > I don't care for. The Marble FX design positions the ball to be used > between the thumb and finger, and has 4 buttons on it. The one I got > is the cheapest, has 2 buttons, and a mid-sized marble right in the > center for use primarily by fingers. It's closest to the Stingray and > Kensington translucent-blue designs and the only one that lefties can > use. The Trackman Marble FX is the best trackball I have ever laid my eyes/hands on. Only works well for righties though. Logitech might make a lefty version, but I haven't seen it in stores. > All are PS/2 mice and come with clever little PS/2<->RS-232 dongles. > Nice. > > I've tried trackpads but prefer the kinetic feedback from a physically > moving device. Your mileage may vary. > > > -- Parag -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net /* FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For Intel x86 and compatibles (SPARC and Alpha under development) ( http://www.freebsd.org ) */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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