01 Sep 2013, 23:57

I have this old trackball. The sticker says it's a Digit trackball, model 2700, FCC ID IIKGP001-MGT-S. I haven't found anything about it... except one eBay auction, the price was around €70.



I guess it's kinda useless nowadays. The first issue is serial port. I connected it to mobo's PS/2 port, and it was powered (green diodes under the ball worked), but that was all. The ball feels a bit uneven, certainly not as smooth as modern trackballs. Moreover, I imagine DPI would suck. See below.



However, the transparent, 5+ centimeter ball looks cool, and there are three Matsushita switches (AH14809; 1A125VAC; 6LT) with very nice tactility and sharp click.



Now, what to do with it? Is it worth anything? Or should I just keep the ball, desolder switches and throw away everything else?

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