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1. www.macrumors.com › 2024/01/23 › apple-macintoshThe Mac Turns 40: Read Apple's Announcement From 1984

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   Jan 23, 2024 · An excerpt from Apple's press release in 1984: Users tell Macintosh what to do simply by moving a "mouse" — a small pointing device — to select among functions listed in menus and represented ...

2. www.macworld.com › article › 193836The computer mouse turns 40 - Macworld

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   Dec 9, 2008 · The computer mouse turns 40. By Benj Edwards. DEC 8, 2008 10:00 pm PST. From the halls of a university research lab to the desks of hundreds of millions of computer users, the computer mouse has ...

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4. macissues.com › macintosh-mouseThe History of the Macintosh Mouse (Apple Mouse) - Mac Issues

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   May 13, 2024 · The Lisa Mouse (A9M0050), designed by outside firm Hovey-Kelley for Apple Computer, was the first commercially available mouse. It was similar to the mouse created by Xerox in the 1970s to use with its Xerox PARC Alto. The Lisa Mouse used a steel ball, instead of the rubber ball found on subsequent Apple mice.

5. www.smithsonianmag.com › innovation › forty-yearsForty Years Ago, the Mac Triggered a Revolution in User ...

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   Jan 19, 2024 · It was not the first computer to use a mouse. It was not even the first computer from Apple to be or have any of these things. The Apple Lisa , released a year before, had them all.

6. www.theatlantic.com › technology › archiveWhen the Computer Mouse Was New

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   Dec 9, 2014 · Engelbart caused a sensation in the computing world with his 1968 demonstration of the mouse, but it was more than a decade later that the general public began to use the device. In the 1980s ...

7. spectrum.ieee.org › graphical-user-interface › theThe origin of the computer mouse - IEEE Spectrum

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   When Apple Computer decided in 1979 to design a mouse for its Lisa computer, the design mutated yet again. Instead of a metal ball held against the substrate by a swivel, Apple used a rubber ball ...

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   When was the first Apple Mouse made?

   • The Apple mouse has been evolving since the early days of Lisa and Apple II. The first generation of Apple mice used DB-9 connectors. These early mice were somewhat clunky and heavier than the later ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) and USB mice. Apple released its first mouse in 1983 with the introduction of the Lisa computer.

   The History of the Macintosh Mouse (Apple Mouse) - Mac Issues

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   When did Apple introduce a new mouse to the Macintosh?

   • Apple rolled out a new mouse for the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Although similar to the Lisa Mouse, Apple changed the styling to match the Macintosh’s unique design. Gone were the formal Art Deco lines of the Lisa Mouse, replaced with a thicker beveled edge, a larger mouse button, and a slightly darker brown beige color.

   The History of the Macintosh Mouse (Apple Mouse) - Mac Issues

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   When was the first mouse made?

   • Apple released its first mouse in 1983 with the introduction of the Lisa computer. The Lisa Mouse (A9M0050), designed by outside firm Hovey-Kelley for Apple Computer, was the first commercially available mouse. It was similar to the mouse created by Xerox in the 1970s to use with its Xerox PARC Alto.

   The History of the Macintosh Mouse (Apple Mouse) - Mac Issues

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   Why did Macintosh use a mouse?

   • The original Macintosh popularized the computer mouse, allowing users to control an on-screen pointer. This point-and-click method of computer navigation was still a novel concept to most people at the time, as personal computers in this era typically had text-based command-line interfaces controlled with a keyboard.

   The Mac Turns 40: Read Apple's Announcement From 1984

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   When did the Macintosh Mouse Come Out?

   • After the introduction of the Macintosh Plus in 1986, Apple made minor revisions to the mouse mechanism and changed the connector to a more round shape that used the same thumb screw method of connecting to the mouse port as the original Macintosh Mouse. In 1987, Apple again refined the Macintosh Mouse.

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   Was the Macintosh the first personal computer?

   • The Macintosh was not the first personal computer meant for home, office or educational use. It was not the first computer to use a mouse. It was not even the first computer from Apple to be or have any of these things. The Apple Lisa, released a year before, had them all. It was not any one technical thing that the Macintosh did first.

   Forty Years Ago, the Mac Triggered a Revolution in User Experience

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9. www.digitaltrends.com › computing › computer-mouseThe Humble Computer Mouse Turns 40 Years Old Today | Digital ...

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   Apr 27, 2021 · On April 27, 1981, the world’s first commercial computer mouse arrived, attached to a hugely expensive, wholly futuristic personal computer that utterly failed to sell. The computer was the ...