[Hidden-tech] * * * MacBook Pro-compatible USB hardwired, non-LED, ? mouse? * * *

[Robert Heller]

I would expexct that any of these:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wired+trackball

should work.

At Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:34:18 -0400 (EDT) Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

> 
> Aren't all "modern" Mac's equiped with USB? If so, any *USB* mouse or
> trackball should work, even if it is said to be for a PC -- USB is indeed a
> "Universal" interface, and USB HID is a standardized protocol (HID is Human
> Interface Device, which includes mice, trackballs, trackpads, keyboards, game
> controllers, and anything that pretends to be one of these [like barcode
> scanners and mag stripe scanners]).
> 
> I don't know if *mechanical* mice are even still made. But you should be able
> to get an actual trackball (stationarry unit with a ball on top, not a movable 
> mouse with a ball underneath).
> 
> At Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:28:21 -0400 Deborah Chandler <debchandler411 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hi folks,
> > 
> > So far I have been striking out on this, and have hopes that someone here
> > can help...
> > 
> > As my title indicated, I need to find a hardwired, non-LED (non-optical)
> > mouse to use with my MacBook Pro. I think it will be a "trackball" type.
> > 
> > I called my favorite shop, Less EMF Store, and they have also been
> > searching for other customers, to no avail. I thought I could find a mouse
> > and a Mac adaptor. But, no go...
> > 
> > Any ideas? Solutions?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > Deb Chandler
> > 
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