Would be great if it could do other things, like be a volume knob, or do media play/pause, given that scrolling and mouse button press seem like things you already have a mouse to do?
by mannyv
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The powermate driver still works. My powermate is hooked up to my mac studio. I'll try this one; the real one doesn't init on restart, so I have to open it to get the throbbing.
by dmwood
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Yippy! I feel like I'm 15 years younger
by maroonblazer
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>Of course, modern controllers exist that offer many more literal bells and whistles...
Anyone have a favorite 'modern controller' for those of us who no longer have a PowerMate?
by detourdog
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I have one of these all I need to do is find it.
by adt
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Used one for the GPT-3 Leta Series back in 2021 (all 60+ episodes!).
Disclosure: I have no idea whether this would still work, and I have no way to find out.
by mcphage
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I have one of those, but never used it too much—if the button got pressed while my Mac was asleep, it immediately woke up and kernel panicked. I don’t know if there was something odd about my machine or my particular PowerMate or what?
by aa-jv
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I have two of these, near-permanently affixed to my Zynthian .. but now I think I want another one for the desktop. Anyone know of similar devices available currently?
by fzzzy
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Lol I wrote a new driver for the bluetooth one a few months ago.
by joshmarinacci
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Curse you! Now I have to go clean out the attic to find mine.
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