At 01:54 AM 2/21/03 +1000, you wrote:
>> Have you looked for an original mouse on E-bay? They show up frequently
>and sometimes sell very cheap. That's probably the >easiest and least
>troublesome way of getting a working mouse.
>>
>> FWIW I have a mechanical SUN mouse on E-bay right now. I'm not sure if
>it will work on the SparkStation 1 but I don't >think it will. (It uses a
>PS/2 type connector with only three pins). But there are plenty of websites
>on the net that list >SUN parts and will tell you if it will work and/or
>the part number for the correct mouse for your SS 1.
>
>According to the pinout, the mouse only uses 3 pins (vcc, data, gnd) so it
>would probably work. I've avoided buying off ebay so far as I am in .au, a
>cheap mouse isn't so cheap after currency conversion and shipping is taken
>into account. I one shows up locally I'll grab it. Even so, I'd like to
>put trackball on the sparc if I end up spending any serious time on it.
They made trackballs for some of the SUNs. A friend of mine has one. But I know that they're hard to find.
Take a look at <
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3402536373>. If that looks like the right mouse let me know and I'll send you one for the cost of postage. Global Priority mail runs about $8 and it will be there in less than a week.
Joe
Received on Thu Feb 20 2003 - 10:01:00 GMT