Random Accessories Thread

[Colif]

Someone here asked about Trackballs at some stage and I keep thinking its you but it must have been someone else

trackballs were created decades before the first mouse.
first trackball in 1946
First mouse in 1964

A Brief History of the Personal Computer Trackball

Popular PC writings have it that a trackball is nothing more than "an upside down" mouse. This is, however, quite inaccurate revisionist history and, if anything, a mouse is an upside down trackball since development of the trackball pre-dates early development of the mouse by about 11 years...

www.trackballworld.com

"Upside Down" Misconception: While it is often said that a trackball is simply an "upside-down mouse," it is more historically accurate to say a mouse is an "upside-down trackball

 

[Zed Clampet]

Someone here asked about Trackballs at some stage and I keep thinking its you but it must have been someone else

trackballs were created decades before the first mouse.
first trackball in 1946
First mouse in 1964

A Brief History of the Personal Computer Trackball

Popular PC writings have it that a trackball is nothing more than "an upside down" mouse. This is, however, quite inaccurate revisionist history and, if anything, a mouse is an upside down trackball since development of the trackball pre-dates early development of the mouse by about 11 years...

www.trackballworld.com

"Upside Down" Misconception: While it is often said that a trackball is simply an "upside-down mouse," it is more historically accurate to say a mouse is an "upside-down trackball

I used trackballs back in the day. It feels completely foreign to me now. Also, it's the first thing I've connected to this PC with bluetooth. It connected immediately, but it keeps hesitating. I'm not sure if that is bluetooth related, but I'm going to try it with the dongle.

 

[Colif]

It could be signal interference.
Other causes being outdated drivers, run GCC recently?
or low battery

My most recent Bluetooth driver is from November but its always possible you have difference chips since you on intel.

 

[Zed Clampet]

It could be signal interference.
Other causes being outdated drivers, run GCC recently?
or low battery

My most recent Bluetooth driver is from November but its always possible you have difference chips since you on intel.

Actually, it was because of the battery. They must not sell many of these, as the battery, despite not being connected, was pretty much dead.

 

[Colif]

windows can at least show you battery levels, it has no idea about wireless.

Hence I never can tell what battery my kb is on. I have to just remember to plug it in some days