Making+a+Nugget

Making a Nugget
=Here's one I made earlier.=



=Make a nice nuggetty shape out of plasticine.= =Get a TrackPoint unit out of an IBM ThinkPad T40(+) keyboard.=



=Wire the TrackPoint into a ps2 cable.= http://wwwcssrv.almaden.ibm.com/trackpoint http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheets_pdf/P/T/P/M/PTPM754ADB.shtml

Q: It wouldn't work direct into the ps2 port of my desktop pc. but it worked connected thru a ps2 converter into a thinkpad laptop. why?

if ur interested email me for details on how to wire this up. note that the end pin needs to be grounded thus (the other pics dont reflect this):

=Wire 3 mouse-buttons into the TrackPoint. (there r 2 separate trackpoints in pics to show front n back).=



It works with this white USB-PS2 converter but not with the black one. Why? They both work for std ps2 mouse&kbd.

=Insulate with electrical tape and styrofoam.=



== =Embed into plasticine=



=Coat with Liquid Latex=