On Mar 27, 2017, at 7:59 PM, Russell Courtenay <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I have been wanting one of these for years to play around with but hesitated to pay $70 for the El Gato device so I plunked down a whole $7 for a generic version off of eBay. The auction said 'Mac' in the title but I didn't believe that as it showed a 3" cd, which I KNOW won't work on any Mac, but I figured I'd try it anyway, most of the software is built into modern operating systems I suppose... So I couldn't resist and popped it open to reveal some very generic looking chips… \Plug it into your Mac, then open System Information, go to the USB section and see if it says the product and vendor id is: Kensington Slimblade Trackball: Product ID: 0x2041 Vendor ID: 0x047d (Kensington) Version: 1.07 Speed: Up to 1.5 Mb/sec Manufacturer: Kensington Location ID: 0xfa133000 / 12 Current Available (mA): 500 Current Required (mA): 100 Extra Operating Current (mA): 0 Googling that will often lead you to the OEM and suitable downloadable drivers. WIthout the driver it won’t properly show all the details or work, but it’s often enough info to hunt down the drivers, or at least the OEM. if mac drivers exist… But, as Michael Shaw says any non-slot loading optical drive will also work with those 3” cd’s. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
