spaceball button handling, and button number guessing

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+Spaceballs
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+Spaceball 1003 (buttons: 8)
+    Firmware version 2.02 created on 11-Jun-1991.
+
+Spaceball 2003/2003C (buttons: 8)
+    Firmware version 2.02 created on 11-Jun-1991 (2003)
+    Firmware version 2.13 created on 07-Apr-1993 (2003)
+    Firmware version 2.15 created on 08-Jul-1993 (2003)
+    Firmware version 2.42 created on 24-Oct-1997 (2003C)
+
+Spaceball 3003/3003C (buttons: 2)
+    Firmware version 2.35 created on 23-Aug-1995 (Model 3003)
+    Firmware version 2.62 created on 24-Oct-1997 (Model 3003C)
+    Firmware version 2.63 created on 28-Sep-1998 (Model 3003C)
+
+Spaceball 4000 FLX/5000 FLX-A (buttons: 12)
+    Firmware version 2.42 created on 24-Oct-1997
+    Firmware version 2.43 created on 13-Oct-2000
+    Firmware version 2.45 created on 06-May-2003 (5000 FLX-A)
+
+
+Magellan
+--------
+SpaceMouse classic (buttons: 9)
+    MAGELLAN Version 5.49 by LOGITECH INC. 10/22/96
+    MAGELLAN Version 5.79 by LOGITECH INC. 10/10/97
+
+SpaceMouse plus (buttons: 9)
+    MAGELLAN Version 6.50 by LogiCad3D GmbH 05/11/00
+    MAGELLAN Version 6.60 3Dconnexion GmbH 05/11/01
+    MAGELLAN Version 6.70 3Dconnexion GmbH 05/11/02
+
+Puckman (buttons: 0?)
+    MAGELLAN Version 5.79 by LOGITECH INC. 10/10/97
+
+SpaceMouse plus XT (buttons: 9)
+    MAGELLAN Version 6.50 by LogiCad3D GmbH 05/11/00
+    MAGELLAN Version 6.60 3Dconnexion GmbH 05/11/01
+    MAGELLAN Version 6.70 3Dconnexion GmbH 05/11/02
+
+Cadman (buttons: 2)
+    CadMan Version 7.10 3Dconnexion GmbH 21/03/02
+
+Spaceball 5000 (buttons: 12)
+    SPACEBALL Version 8.20 3Dconnexion GmbH 05/11/02. (serial model only)