What's Inside: How and Why Did Computer Mice Evolve Through the Ages?
The talk shows how mice and trackballs evolved in their motion detection methods, protocols, and ergonomics. Examined devices include early Xerox and Mouse Systems optical mice, Depraz and Apple opto-mechanical mice, 1980s analog mice for home computers, wheel mice from Torrington and Hawley, the first optical trackball from Logitech, and the first "modern" optical mouse from Microsoft. The part on shape evolution reviews the first Sharp and Microsoft mice, Prohance multi-button devices, Microsoft's "Dove Bar" mouse, and ITAC Systems' trackball, additionally touching on the influence famous designers have had on mice.
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