[comp.sys.apollo] Apollo Track Ball on HP?

paul@hpcehfe.HP.COM (Paul Sorenson) (02/15/91)

I heard somewhere that the apollo track ball will work with the HP
HIL interface. Is this true? Does it require an interface kit of some
kind? Cost info? 

Any help is much appreciated

Regards 

paul sorenson

steve-t@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Steve Taylor) (02/21/91)

// paul@hpcehfe.HP.COM (Paul Sorenson) // asks:
| I heard somewhere that the apollo track ball will work with the HP HIL
| interface.  Is this true?

I've heard this too.  Seems like the Apollo track balls are Logitech quadrature
style devices.  In which case, ...

| Does it require an interface kit of some kind?

... you'll need an HP-HIL Quadrature Port, 46094A.  I don't know if there's
any support for this in Domain/OS.  I suspect HP-HIL is still HP-UX, HP BASIC,
HP Pascal OSs only.

| Cost info? 

It was $170. list in the Feb, '90 Price Guide, but that may be out of date.

						Regards, Steve taylor

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