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Re: Can you use a track ball with a VS4000?

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From: AJ Casamento
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 17:36
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In article <1992Jul28.113355.2892@memstvx1.memst.edu> flowers@memstvx1.memst.
edu (Harry Flowers) writes:


>> A user that just got a VAXstation 4000-60 would like to use a track ball
>> instead of the corporate mouse (he hates mice).  However, the connections
>> for the track balls aren't the same as the 7-pin DEC connector.  So, does
>> DEC sell a track ball, or preferably an adaptor for other Logitech devices?
>> --
>> Harry Flowers                           Internet: FLOWERS@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU
>> Memphis State University                & Bitnet: FLOWERS@MEMSTVX1

Harry,

  There are several Trackballs listed in the TRI/ADD Shippable Products catalog
and at least one of them has a "mouse port" connector (according to the vendor
description). You'd need to call the vendor and ask them which systems they
support (I'm not sure about the VS4000/60). You can make an anonymous ftp copy
of the catalog from

gatekeeper	16.1.0.2	gatekeeper:pub/DEC/TriAdd/TAcatalog.ps
				gatekeeper:pub/DEC/TriAdd/TAcatalog.ps.Z

I hope that this helps.

				Thanx,
				  AJ


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