From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed Dec 9 17:57:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA03784 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:57:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA03779 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:57:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Received: from duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (cdillon@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA26726; Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:57:07 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:57:06 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon X-Sender: cdillon@duey.hs.wolves.k12.mo.us To: Parag Patel cc: spork , Chuck Robey , FreeBSD-Hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mousen In-Reply-To: <199812100038.QAA00745@pinhead.parag.codegen.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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