<s>
The	O
SpaceOrb	B-Device
360	I-Device
is	O
a	O
6DOF	O
computer	O
input	O
device	O
that	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
operated	O
with	O
two	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drivers	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
exist	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
popular	O
3D	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Descent	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
strong	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
both	O
Quake	B-Application
and	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
WASD-type	O
keyboard-and-mouse	O
controls	O
eventually	O
became	O
more	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
Half-Life	B-Application
engine	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Quake	B-Application
source	O
)	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
specific	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
SpaceOrb	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
SpaceTec	O
IMC	O
company	O
(	O
first	O
bought	O
by	O
Labtec	B-Device
,	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
later	O
bought	O
by	O
Logitech	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
later	O
Agetec	O
)	O
bought	O
the	O
SpaceOrb	B-Device
360	I-Device
design	O
and	O
technology	O
license	O
to	O
manufacture	O
the	O
ASCII	O
Sphere	O
360	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
