World's Largest Atari Trakball

Thomas43

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Jul 29, 2002, 11:53:41 PM7/29/02

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Check out this lab prototype from the Atari Games lab. It's a trackball
designed to be used with your feet.

http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak1.jpg
http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak2.jpg

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James Cross

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Jul 30, 2002, 8:32:31 AM7/30/02

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<tinyelvis> Man, that thing is HUGE! </tinyelvis>

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Darin Jacobs

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Jul 30, 2002, 6:07:50 PM7/30/02

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thom...@aol.com (Thomas43) wrote in message news:<20020729235341...@mb-fi.aol.com>...

> Check out this lab prototype from the Atari Games lab. It's a trackball
> designed to be used with your feet.
>

Wouldnt that be awesome rigged up to a Track and Field or an Atari Football!

darin

Jed Margolin

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Jul 30, 2002, 8:15:05 PM7/30/02

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Thomas43 wrote:
>
> Check out this lab prototype from the Atari Games lab. It's a trackball
> designed to be used with your feet.
>
> http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak1.jpg
> http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak2.jpg
>

It used a bowling ball.

(The regular full-size trackball used a billiard ball.)

JM

Donnie Barnes

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Jul 30, 2002, 11:44:37 PM7/30/02

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There is or was a computer "museum" in Boston that had a trackball
the size of a VW bug. It worked, too (it was connected to a
computer hooked up to a big screen). You had to use both hands to
push it around, though I really wanted to climb up on it and just
run like a log roller. ;-)

The one in that museum was a large scale version of the venerable
Kensington PC trackball, IIRC.

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darkrpa

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Jul 30, 2002, 11:55:12 PM7/30/02

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I would end up humping it like "MINI ME" humping the giant "LAZER"...
"Stop humping the LAZER".. lol

trent

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Jul 31, 2002, 9:39:53 AM7/31/02

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Hyper Bowl also uses a bowling ball as a trakball. It glides on air
and you can actually lift it out of the setting.

Trent

Mark C. Spaeth

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Jul 31, 2002, 12:11:25 PM7/31/02

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Donnie Barnes <d...@homer.donniebarnes.com> wrote:
:>> Check out this lab prototype from the Atari Games lab. It's a trackball

:>> designed to be used with your feet.
:>>
:>> http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak1.jpg
:>> http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak2.jpg
:>
:> It used a bowling ball.
:>
:> (The regular full-size trackball used a billiard ball.)

: There is or was a computer "museum" in Boston that had a trackball
: the size of a VW bug. It worked, too (it was connected to a
: computer hooked up to a big screen). You had to use both hands to
: push it around, though I really wanted to climb up on it and just
: run like a log roller. ;-)

It's long gone... and so are the pong and computer space that were
on exhibit there... I know, I asked :(

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Mark C. Spaeth

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Jul 31, 2002, 12:18:02 PM7/31/02

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Thomas43 <thom...@aol.com> wrote:
: Check out this lab prototype from the Atari Games lab. It's a trackball

: designed to be used with your feet.

: http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak1.jpg
: http://www.safestuff.com/foottrak2.jpg

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Bret Pehrson

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Jul 31, 2002, 2:03:38 PM7/31/02

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Jul 31, 2002, 11:48:56 PM7/31/02

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I've been to his site a few times, all I can say is a quote from a classic
movie (Batman)

Where does he get all those wonderfull toys ???

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Jul 31, 2002, 11:50:11 PM7/31/02

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Impressive, young skywalker

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