Emac was the Macintosh product division of the semi-large Everex Systems of Fremont, California.
Outside of the odd HDD enclosure it's difficult to say what the EMAC line actually produced. (so please, add any other pieces to the comment section!).
This "cursory" image (pun intended) really sets the mood for our impending experience, the ghostly visage of ones phalanges can be seen on spackled drywall. Scared yet?
The ergonomic ghost also behests EMAC to produce a product to suit its needs, "Design it to fit my hand", "Put the button where I can reach it", "Light up the lock button so I know it's on" and my favorite "Let me grab the ball for accuracy".
The common saying usually goes, "Don't negotiate with terrorists"; Ghosts are a different story...
So here we have it, Presented in a box that screams "90's doctors office" the EMAC Silhouette in all its glory!
A 3 button, optical trackball "For the Macintosh" in a pleasing shade of beige/grey.
The box itself advertises nothing extraordinary aside from the promised 4 colored balls; When has a manufacturer such as CST, Elecom or Kingston ever included MORE than a single ball?! simply amazing! let's get to the good stuff!
The mouse and balls are secured in some rather nice and pungent foam. Presented in a manner to make one feel as though they have finally assembled ALL dragon balls.
Let's make a wish! "Please don't suck!"
Measuring my balls we can proudly see they are just over 56mm regardless of color. Just a few MM larger than a snooker ball. The weights however seem to be too similar to gauge by hand but regardless prove no better or worse inside the mouse.
Placing the balls in order the novelty of the included colors becomes obvious, Those are the EMAC logo colors! Clever!
I am actually disappointed that the ADB cable is unfortunately NOT nicely coiled as advertised which would have added to the aesthetics.
Vintage peels! The underside only serves to display the FCC ID. The hint of another white product label had me wondering if Everex merely rebranded an existing product but peeling it back revealed a blank sticker.
The operating software does more than the ghost was promised and lets us program the third button for either Shift, Option, Command or Control. Handy features such as cursor speed, click speed are par for the course but the advertised 200 DPI isn't anything to excite the experience (especially when converted to USB for modern usage).
Unfortunately optical trackballs that rely on rubber rollers tend to either function well or... like an oblong bowling ball. Mostly this fault is due to deteriorating rubber. Experimenting with heatshrink has proven beneficial in this case to restore grip/shape.
All in the Silhouette isn't an awful trackball if used solely with vintage Macs, The aesthetic is pleasing next to any compact and especially to suit the curves of something such as the Color Classic. The 4 included balls are a fun addition for users to select something to match their desktop or mood (Don't approach me if my ball is red).
Me? usually blue (technically Aqua I suppose).
Outside of the odd HDD enclosure it's difficult to say what the EMAC line actually produced. (so please, add any other pieces to the comment section!).
This "cursory" image (pun intended) really sets the mood for our impending experience, the ghostly visage of ones phalanges can be seen on spackled drywall. Scared yet?
The ergonomic ghost also behests EMAC to produce a product to suit its needs, "Design it to fit my hand", "Put the button where I can reach it", "Light up the lock button so I know it's on" and my favorite "Let me grab the ball for accuracy".
The common saying usually goes, "Don't negotiate with terrorists"; Ghosts are a different story...
So here we have it, Presented in a box that screams "90's doctors office" the EMAC Silhouette in all its glory!
A 3 button, optical trackball "For the Macintosh" in a pleasing shade of beige/grey.
The box itself advertises nothing extraordinary aside from the promised 4 colored balls; When has a manufacturer such as CST, Elecom or Kingston ever included MORE than a single ball?! simply amazing! let's get to the good stuff!
The mouse and balls are secured in some rather nice and pungent foam. Presented in a manner to make one feel as though they have finally assembled ALL dragon balls.
Let's make a wish! "Please don't suck!"
Measuring my balls we can proudly see they are just over 56mm regardless of color. Just a few MM larger than a snooker ball. The weights however seem to be too similar to gauge by hand but regardless prove no better or worse inside the mouse.
Placing the balls in order the novelty of the included colors becomes obvious, Those are the EMAC logo colors! Clever!
I am actually disappointed that the ADB cable is unfortunately NOT nicely coiled as advertised which would have added to the aesthetics.
Vintage peels! The underside only serves to display the FCC ID. The hint of another white product label had me wondering if Everex merely rebranded an existing product but peeling it back revealed a blank sticker.
The operating software does more than the ghost was promised and lets us program the third button for either Shift, Option, Command or Control. Handy features such as cursor speed, click speed are par for the course but the advertised 200 DPI isn't anything to excite the experience (especially when converted to USB for modern usage).
Unfortunately optical trackballs that rely on rubber rollers tend to either function well or... like an oblong bowling ball. Mostly this fault is due to deteriorating rubber. Experimenting with heatshrink has proven beneficial in this case to restore grip/shape.
All in the Silhouette isn't an awful trackball if used solely with vintage Macs, The aesthetic is pleasing next to any compact and especially to suit the curves of something such as the Color Classic. The 4 included balls are a fun addition for users to select something to match their desktop or mood (Don't approach me if my ball is red).
Me? usually blue (technically Aqua I suppose).
