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Mice Collection
Upper row: a UMax ADB on the left, a QTronics ergonomic ADB and a Wintech USB (logo removed) on the right. The other row shows a Logitech wheel mouse USB on the left. The other ones should be known well. All these work with Macs, but some of them have cabeling problems after the years.
Today I use the Logi with a G4 and the white Pro on a 5400 - will look for another black one. They are beautiful, but delivered with cables much too short and not well protected - these connections HAVE to break after a few years. If it was done similar as on the ADB Mouse, there'd be no problem.
Today I use the Logi with a G4 and the white Pro on a 5400 - will look for another black one. They are beautiful, but delivered with cables much too short and not well protected - these connections HAVE to break after a few years. If it was done similar as on the ADB Mouse, there'd be no problem.
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Comment by Lars (WhyOSX) on November 14, 2009 at 11:47pm -
A Kensington ADB trackball is here, too.
The Mighties (cable or remote) are very expensive.
I tried one in an electronics supermarket - the Logitech is an alternative.
Maybe I'll find used ones in the future.
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Comment by Adam Rosen on November 14, 2009 at 8:04pm - Nice collage. I should create a similar photo. I don't have a Umax mouse at present, but I do have one from Power Computing! Also a Kensington 2 button ADB mouse, the Apple Mighty Mouse (with scroll pea), and - of course - the Hockey Puck Mouse.
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Comment by Lars (WhyOSX) on November 11, 2009 at 2:51am
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Come on over here and have one in both of your hands...
But there's no difference to the beige ones -
after working so many years and millions of clicks
(and a few more miles than on the Boston Marathon race on the pad),
their time may be over.
These mechanical devices reach their lifetime sooner or later.
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Comment by Kathryn on November 10, 2009 at 4:27pm - Nice. I've never seen a black ABD mouse up close and personal.
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Comment by Lars (WhyOSX) on November 10, 2009 at 4:20pm
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http://retromaccast.ning.com/photo/promouse-repair
There is a useful link to Lloyd's page somewhere else.
The shown black Pro is taken apart for about one year...
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Comment by Lars (WhyOSX) on November 10, 2009 at 11:36am
- Is it of a different shade ? Which models were they sold with ?
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Comment by MJJ on November 10, 2009 at 11:22am - Sorry I meant PowerBook Dark Grey teardrop (like my pic) not Mac desktop grey.
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Comment by Lars (WhyOSX) on November 10, 2009 at 8:44am
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If I'm not totally wrong, there are two of them (an estimated dozen is here) shown !?
I forgot the two puck mice I have, blue and grey.
Damian arranged his like this:
http://retromaccast.ning.com/photo/apple-mice
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Comment by MJJ on November 10, 2009 at 7:55am
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Bit of a rodent infestation going on there!
There is an Apple grey (Powerbook) ADB also
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Comment by Lars (WhyOSX) on November 8, 2009 at 3:44am
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A black Performa without its appropiate mouse ?
I got one with a PB 1400 as with any of the black Performas I have (5).
You may put a USB card into the Mac and connect a black PC mouse to it;
they shouldn't be too difficult to find.
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