02.09.09
SOURCE: PC Magazine Online
Here's a look back at the little device that changed computing.
| 1952 |
| The Royal Canadian Navy creates the first precursor to the mouse, the trackball. | |
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| 1968 |
| Inventor Douglas Engelbart debuts the first mouse, consisting of a wooden block and two metal wheels, in a live demo at a San Francisco conference. | |
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| 1972 |
| Bill English invents the "ball mouse," which has a single roller ball that allows the mouse to move in any direction. | |
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| 1981 |
| Richard Lyon and Steve Kirsch each develop early versions of the optical mouse, which uses light to navigate a computer screen. | |
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| 1983 |
| Microsoft introduces its first mouse, nicknamed the "green-eyed" mouse. | |
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| 1991 |
| Logitech unveils the MouseMan, the first wireless RF mouse. | |
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| 1995 |
| Mouse Systems introduces the scroll wheel. | |
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| 2006 |
| Apple breaks with 22 years of tradition by selling the multibutton Mighty Mouse, complete with innovate scroll ball. | |
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| 2006 |
| Logitech and Gyration release designs for the gyroscopic or"air" mouse. | |
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| 2008 |
| Microsoft introduces BlueTrack technology, letting the mouse work on a variety of surfaces. | |
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