That sounds like the Xerox workstation mouse I remember. Early DEC mice had
balls. :-)
paul
> On Nov 21, 2025, at 4:06 AM, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher via cctalk
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Do you know the DEC order number or name?
>
> Jim Davis via cctalk <[email protected]> schrieb am Fr., 21. Nov. 2025,
> 07:50:
>
>> Hi Bill,
>> I have a early 80's soap-bar mouse that uses the aluminized X/Y grid mouse
>> pad. I offered it here and ebay for $20 bucks with no interest.
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/20/2025 8:08 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/20/2025 2:54 PM, microprint314--- via cctalk wrote:
>>>>> I'm not expecting thousands of $ for it. I found a cool, and possibly
>>>>> consequential vintage computer accessory. Then I saw $20K-$30K
>>>>> listings for it online, so naturally I want to learn more and try to
>>>>> establish a potential sale price.
>>>>
>>>> I have a couple old DC mice. The kind with DB9 not the kind with
>>> Ooops. ^^
>>> DEC
>>>> the mini-din plug. I have offered them for sale a number of times
>>>> over the years. So far the highest offer I have ever got was $0.
>>>> Apparently these things are worthless. Mine are interesting mostly
>>>> because with all the years I have worked with DEC equipment I have
>>>> never learned what they might have been used on. They are still
>>>> in the basement in a box somewhere but once I am gone I am sure
>>>> my wife will now what to do with them. :-)
>>>>
>>>> bill
>>>
>>
