PowerBook ADB mouse

#1 Thu, 5 Dec 2013 - 16:06

.. in the same dark, grey stylish color as the Powerbooks used to have..

Were such a device ever released by Apple or someone else?

#2 Thu, 5 Dec 2013 - 18:17

John_A,

Do you mean something like this?

It came with a PowerBook 140 I bought a few years ago.

This is the only example of a PowerBook coloured ADB mouse I've ever seen!

#3 Thu, 5 Dec 2013 - 18:39

:beige:

Yes, that's exactly what I am looking for.

I have never seen one other than on pictures, I wonder how many of these that were made?

Let me know if its for sale.

#4 Thu, 5 Dec 2013 - 20:29

John_A,

Its Family No. is M2702 and its Serial No. is MI3374B5T18.

It's not for sale as I'm going through an ADB mouse shortage.

It must be an uncommon item as I find that the trackball on the 100 series PowerBooks is quite good!

#5 Fri, 6 Dec 2013 - 01:42

That trackball worries me. The rubber/silicon rollers will eventually break down, if they havent started already. And when this happens, How do we fix it?

#6 Fri, 6 Dec 2013 - 05:27

Sweet rodent there, comrade! :approve:

#7 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 - 01:54

Very, very cool...I had no idea these existed!

#8 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 - 03:12

I need to find a source for PowerBook Gray plastic dye! [

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Maybe even a just a little darker to match one of my KDS/radius LCD' that's just a tad darker than PBGray. [}

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#9 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 - 03:35

Would you mind taking a few pictures of the inside of the mouse ball holder?

#10 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 - 20:54

finkmacunix,

I have taken a few photographs of the mouse ball holder and uploaded them to Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B6j6P7lBWw-BMFVfMm1DTVRwSE0&usp=sharing

I'm a fan of the 'teardrop' mouse; it has such a satisfying click to it!