This trackball is the dream of a badly lit radio studio
@wabbit234
9 жыл бұрын
I greatly enjoy electronic devices with translucent casing.
@sirmugman
8 жыл бұрын
so much for the "never used" saying, i think what they mean is "used but i still have the box so its still new right?"
@BertGrink
6 жыл бұрын
That's what i would call 'creative advertising' haha :D
@Trance88
10 жыл бұрын
For being darn near 15 years old, it looks very modern. You said this was supposed to be un-used when you got it? I'd definitely give the seller negative points for false advertising.
@casualretrocollector
6 ай бұрын
I love going back to old vWestlife videos while I wait for the next release, you never know if any of the old videos could be related to the latest so it’s always nice to jog the memory :)
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
It is an original Toshiba OEM installation of Windows 98, so I don't want to replace it with a generic version of Windows. When I have more time I'll try to troubleshoot it and get it working correctly.
@ghettopresas
10 жыл бұрын
sometimes when i cant sleep,i watch your videos,dont misunderstand,your voice is so relaxing and smooth that helps a lot,im a huge fan of your channel!!! cheers from Mexico!!
@typingcat
2 жыл бұрын
He sounds like Fat Tony in the Simpsons.
@slimegerl
5 ай бұрын
This is an actual great trackball. The lock on the left click is so useful.
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
It's a drag-lock, so you don't have to keep holding down the button while dragging something around the screen, or using a painting program.
@hakemon
10 жыл бұрын
I hope I can find these, those look so cool! My model 25 would work so awesome with those. I also need a trackpad for my Mac Pro too. I am actually not a fan of mice.
@Socialmocracy
3 ай бұрын
I had one of these about 15-20 years ago. My old HP windows xp desktop pc. Man I miss that bulbus thing.
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
Considering that it only sold for $20 brand new, I guess I can't complain too much about its cheapness. There was also a version of this trackball made out of normal opague beige plastic; NJRoadfan has one for his Amiga.
@ThunderHorsePyro
5 ай бұрын
This was the first mouse I had on my first laptop from the mid to late 90's, which I still have. Had no idea where it came from. I miss COMPUSA.
@velvetpilot2008
2 жыл бұрын
I'm tired of people selling their used garbage as new or "like new" as long as it still has the box. I hope you left a neutral or negative review of this seller. It's happened to me before and regardless if they accept returns or not, I use that eBay Buyer Protection. It's an awesome feature if you're honest about it.
@justforfunvideohobby
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review. I was stoked when I first saw it because I love clear/translucent electronics, kinda bummed to learn they cheaped out on the quality.
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's that laptop. I don't know why it won't start up normally anymore.
@user-jm8bj1hd3d
2 жыл бұрын
Dear lord I had one of these back in the early 2000s. LOL
@TylerFurrison
8 жыл бұрын
They had one of these kinds of trackballs in the multicade of the nearby Ford dealership
@realvivifromloona
8 жыл бұрын
Dude, you are EVERYWHERE in retro videos.
@MrWolfSnack
7 жыл бұрын
Powdered graphite you use for plastic lubrication. You do not want grease in there because it will get on the ball, and then on your skin, and many types of grease can eat away plastic.
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
On the back of the case there is an opening for a switch, labelled "PC/MS" and "Amiga/Atari". However, no switch is installed, nor is there an artifact of it on the circuit board, so I guess mine is a later revision with a PS/2-specific board.
@endersftd
4 жыл бұрын
I concur. The body/housing has been repurposed for Atari/Amiga/Commodore (Google "Alfa Data"), and there was also a variant for a Command & Conquer bundle (it's black-ish)
@ATCRyderX
10 жыл бұрын
gahh! I miss CompUSA!
@RowanBird779
Жыл бұрын
I think it's detected as a serial mouse because it's a serial mouse internally, but is changed to PS/2 later on
@MrScoocks
10 жыл бұрын
The fact that they didn't lose the box is amazing in itself. For something so cheap, I'd probably have thrown away the box. Considering the age, I'd assume it was used for 3 or 4 years before put back.
@NJRoadfan
10 жыл бұрын
A company called "Alfa Data" sold the Amiga/Atari ST version in a black plastic case with the LED lit crystal trackball. Mine seems to be a generic unbranded version. The click lock is different though, instead of that slider, the bottom button is a left click lock. Despite its age, it tracks smooth with no wobble. I think someone took the PS/2 one apart and found it to be the Amiga/ST PCB with a PS/2 interface tacked onto it!
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
No, I had to re-upload it.
@vwestlife
10 жыл бұрын
No, I just re-uploaded the same file, and it worked this time.
@DanaTheInsane
7 жыл бұрын
I had one of those for years, Loved it.
@radiofmsiempre94.33
6 жыл бұрын
had u the drivers for this trackball??
@wilkes85
10 жыл бұрын
That is really cool! They should have made a matching keyboard to go with it. The case could be clear, and the keys would light up green, but turn red when you push them... I hope you gave the eBay seller negative feedback... not only is is not as described, but there was a part missing.
@a68k_de
2 жыл бұрын
a ps2 version? coool!!!! And have never seen it in acrylic case... they were great, still have one here for video editing - but the rollers inside rumble (the chrome is gone) ... Mine are so old, I had to ad a 3rd "mouse" button my self ;) Also have some for my Amiga, love them sadly you don't get them in new anymore....
@REXXSEVEN
3 жыл бұрын
I had one of these! It look nice but it was full of nothing but problems. The buttons tended to fail. Making them hard to click or something like that if I remember. I took it apart more than once trying to fix it. But no luck.
@linuxlove4004
10 жыл бұрын
My aunt and uncle had one of these years ago, but I believe it was one of the glow red, click green ones.
@thecooldude9999
10 жыл бұрын
back when they printed the full credit card number on receipt. good times for fraudsters.
@databasespace
9 жыл бұрын
green to red my pc dose that when is not working right
@zubiac
Жыл бұрын
Try a little bit of WD-40 Specialist PTFE Spray on the rollers. I recently used it on my old Logitech trackball mouse and it worked wonders. I use this stuff on cassette mechanism too as it doesn't attract dust and dirt like other greases (I do not use the spray can directly in cassette decks but soak a q-tip with it).
@Philbytronic
10 жыл бұрын
I bought that exact trackball in Sept. 1999 at Comp USA. I never opened the package, or anything. It's in my storage unit collecting dust.
@jpolar394
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, Comp USA did sell a lot of worthless overpriced junk back in their day. Computers were a hot item back then and people were just about buying everything related to them espically if electronic colors were in it.
@wilkes85
10 жыл бұрын
Also, it was nice that you were able to upload this... did you convert it to a different format?
@armankordi
10 жыл бұрын
I got a CompuDyne built 94' bought from the late CompUSA. 486SX-25 w/ 8MB RAM upgraded to 16MB RAM and a 486DX4-100
@felixar90
8 жыл бұрын
The Crystal Trackball of Infinity!
@kbhasi
10 жыл бұрын
Which laptop is that that you used, was it the "Jeff" laptop from the thrift store and is it that you can only run it in safe mode because the proprietary RAM(if it uses that) has stopped working or do you need to reinstall the OS on that?
@MrGil1995
4 жыл бұрын
Does it says "i'm afraid i can't do that Dave"?
@JessicaFEREM
5 жыл бұрын
If you want one for serious use, get a Kensington one with a scroll wheel, very utilitarian, works great.
@googaagoogaa12345678
4 жыл бұрын
I have the expert mouse with scroll ring and its damn fine especially compared to the marble mouse i had before my main issue with that one was the ball was too tall strained my fingers and wrist i love the Kensington ones
@POKEGAMERZ-uy5lv
8 жыл бұрын
Was this considered a high end gaming mouse back in the days because nowadays U have modern LED laser mice with extra buttons like my Logitech G mouse.
@fibersilkington
8 жыл бұрын
+POKEGAMERZ 9185 I think they were just a cool thing to have in the house.
@stvpls
6 жыл бұрын
they have useless lights and cost too much for being a mouse
@giulia4098
2 жыл бұрын
Would a mouse like this work with a modern PC using a USB Male to PS2 Female Mouse Converter Adapter?
@DoRC
7 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to get another Logitech marble mouse. Now those are smoooooth.
@ToxicwasteProductions
10 жыл бұрын
Now if that mouse would use an RGB led that could sync to your soundcards output. And change color to the beat of the music or the sound of an game. That would be cool! :)
@james42519
10 жыл бұрын
maybe they put the lights int backwards making it. i would change them if i was bored or something.
@R33Racer
6 жыл бұрын
This is using Alpha-Data's Amiga compatible Trackball mould.
@PadreDProductions
10 жыл бұрын
You should give your subscribers a mailing address that we can mail you our old tech junk to review.
@nepravednoopravdan
7 жыл бұрын
could this thing predict the future ??
@segaprophet
10 жыл бұрын
It sounds like the seller was less than accurate with the condition description...
@jackkraken3888
3 жыл бұрын
Who would have thought that HAL 9000 connects to any PC using a Ps/2 Port. 😂
@googaagoogaa12345678
4 жыл бұрын
This thing looks cool imo am i the only daily trackballer i just cant get on with regular mice for some reason i have a Kensington expert mouse even for my laptop (yes im weird) nice for mouse use and mame
@EzeeLinux
10 жыл бұрын
I used to love track balls. Now the only thing I can stand to use is a wireless optical mouse.
@googaagoogaa12345678
4 жыл бұрын
Other way around for me but i mainly use my laptop as a laptop so i dont have mouse room plus i grew up with one as a kid so i didnt use mice much
@CondoreComputing
10 жыл бұрын
where could i get something like this lol, i need the ps2 version but i can only find the serial port version on ebay, even if it is really cheaply made i like it
@subjectdelta4813
Жыл бұрын
We had one of these. Lasted less than a week before we swapped it out. Absolutely awful thing to use.
@SolarizeYourLife
9 жыл бұрын
Ever tryusb adapter?
@wheelieblind
5 жыл бұрын
I used to have one like that.
@mhmrules
10 жыл бұрын
Whoo! Austin, TX!
@kbhasi
10 жыл бұрын
Did you try doing a reinstall? You could probably use a Win9x boot disk to format and SYS the hard drive then take the hard drive out into an USB enclosure, copy Win9x installer to (drive root)/windows/options/cabs, and drivers to something like (drive root)/drivers, then put the hard drive back in the laptop and reinstall. I recommend this tutorial if you haven't installed Win9x/DOS-based Windows before: (youtube dot com)/watch?v=qyc_8FPqkls . I did use my own method to install Win98 before.
@hi-friaudioman
6 жыл бұрын
Put blue LEDs in it!
@eltronicgeek1geek592
8 жыл бұрын
in 4:17 y was Windows 95 in safe mode
@therealbfazz
3 жыл бұрын
it's 98, and possibly because he just likes the watermark, bring in the bandycam and hypercam
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