These are all multi-purpose consoles - the trackballs are general-purpose input devices at what looks kind of like a desktop computer setup. The helm station ha

These are all multi-purpose consoles - the trackballs are general-purpose input devices at what looks kind of like a desktop computer setup. The helm station has special-purpose steering input devices, but it just so happens that all the things those special input devices control can be controlled also by the general-purpose desktop setups at other stations.