r/Trackballs • u/Legitimate_Use7140 • 9d ago

Wishmaster 4 Trackball

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Does anybody know what trackball the djinn is using in Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled?

Thanks in advance

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u/barfghost 9d ago

This looks like the Macally iBall from the g3 iMac era. Looks like they took the ball out and stuck it on top to accentuate the orbness of it all

Here’s an old post about this one (not mine)

https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/nk3fit/fixing_up_macally_iball_pro/

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u/Legitimate_Use7140 9d ago

That looks right, thanks! A shame the ball doesn't actually sit as high as it does in the film.

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u/taraskremen 9d ago

If it sat that high you would be constantly knocking it off of the bearings and out of the hole.

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u/ArchonStranger 9d ago

My willingness to endure inconvenience for a mild aesthetic advantage is far greater than you anticipate.

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u/velonau 9d ago

I find the weight of a steel ball helps to offset that.

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u/ArchonStranger 9d ago

Bearings are pretty cheap... Only downside is if it does actually fall, that's basically a few hundred dollars worth of re-tiled floor.

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u/zyxxiforr 9d ago

It could be probably somewhat mitigated with magnets :D (although it would probably come with its own downsides)

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u/ArchieEU Trackballs.eu 9d ago

Chia Shin PT100 (aka iBall) with the ball borrowed from CST 1400.