On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Peter Liethen wrote:

> >Yes, I see this retrofit kit offered quite regularly on eBay. I'm a trackpad
> >person myself though so it would be interesting to find out if the 280 can
> >be upgraded to a trackpad.
> >
> >-makmac
> 
> It would be quite simple to hook up a trackbad to a 80 or ealyier Duo.
> 
> The trackball requiers circutry on the logic board, but the trackpad 
> is a simple ADB device. Only the 2300c had the extrra pins conected 
> on the trackball/pad connector for ADB.
> 
> With a little bit of soldering (three wires) to connect ground +5VDC 
> and ADB data from the trackpad to the 280 board, you'd be ready to 
> rock 'n roll!
> -- 
> Peter Liethen   -   [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -   http://www.liethen.com

Yeah, I did this to a 210 last night just for a few kicks. Took maybe 3
minutes. ('Cha!)

Don't forget, peter, some of us on this list are mere mortals. Reality
-challenged Scientists. not hardware hacking gods like yourself. 


Tom



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