Tag: optomechanical encoder

The Aero Trackball device was introduced to the market by Taiwanese company ICA Technology in 1990. Marketing materials mention the trackball’s “advanced optomechanical technologies”, “dynamic resolution from 100 to 1000 dpi, typically set to 200 dpi” (that is, apparently, a software resolution scaling), and an “improved electronic clock” being the eye-catching part of this retrofuturistic cursor controller[1]Aero trackball reaches your…

The Kraft trackball, also known as the Kraft TripleTrack, is a device developed in the late 80s by Kraft Systems and released simultaneously for several computer families: IBM PC, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and Amiga. Trackball features include a key lock switch for selection and a detachable pedal. The Kraft trackball has a symmetrical body and is therefore suitable for…

The ProTrack 60i was developed by the Trackerball Company, a former division of Marconi (the creator of the very first trackball, the “trackerball”, which was developed in the 1940s to control the on-screen cursor of military radars). The trackball was produced in two versions: the R60 (ProTrack 60) with a characteristic white body with a black ball and buttons, and…

The MTB-01 trackball is a typical example of this type of pointing device most common in the first half of the 1990s. In addition to selling it under the MacALLY brand, theTaiwanese manufacturer has actively provided it for rebranding. That’s why the MTB-01 model isoften found under other names (although it was released by Fellowes Computerware in 1997). This trackball…