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A Computer Mouse

The document discusses the history and development of the computer mouse. It describes how Douglas Engelbart invented the first mouse device in 1964 to make interacting with computers easier than using arrow keys. The first prototype was built by Bill English based on Engelbart's design. The mouse has since evolved from its early designs to include features like scroll wheels and wireless capabilities. The mouse remains a fundamental input device for controlling the cursor and graphical user interfaces on computers.

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A Computer Mouse

The document discusses the history and development of the computer mouse. It describes how Douglas Engelbart invented the first mouse device in 1964 to make interacting with computers easier than using arrow keys. The first prototype was built by Bill English based on Engelbart's design. The mouse has since evolved from its early designs to include features like scroll wheels and wireless capabilities. The mouse remains a fundamental input device for controlling the cursor and graphical user interfaces on computers.

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A Computer Mouse

General Description
 A computer mouse with the most common
standard features: two buttons and a scroll
wheel, which can also act as a third button.
What is a Computer Mouse?
 In computing
n  , it is a pointing
a  device that detects 
two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This
motion is typically translated into the motion of a 
pointer on a display
a  , which allows for fine control of
a graphical
a  user interface.
 Physically, a mouse consists of an object held in one's
hand, with one or more buttons. Mice often also
feature other elements, such as touch surfaces and
"wheels", which enable additional control and
dimensional input.
The Inventor
 Dr. Douglas Engelbart, a professor with the Stanford Research
Institute in Menlo Park, California, developed the first device
that came to be known as the mouse in 1964. At that time, the
arrow keys on the keyboard were the only way of moving the
cursor around on a computer screen, and the keys were 
inefficient and awkward
 and  . Dr. Engelbart made a small, brick-
like mechanism with one button on top and two wheels on the
underside. The two wheels detected horizontal and vertical
movement. 
The First Mouse
 Inventor Douglas
nventor  Engelbart's computer mouse,
showing the wheels that make contact with the
working surface.
Douglas Engelbart
  Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013), a researcher of Stanford
Research Institute, wanted to find a way to make using
computers easier. In those days, computers were large and
expensive. Using them was very hard because everything had
to be typed in by hand, and there was no way to alter things if
you made a mistake.
 After studying and designing for a long time, Engelbart
succeeded in inventing an input device which he named 'XY
index'. It was nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out
the end," Engelbart revealed about his invention.
 At first, it needed two hands to use, but it was changed so that
only one hand was needed to use it. This model was more like
the mouse that we use today. 
Douglas Engelbart
The First Prototype
The first prototype of a computer
a  mouse, as
designed by Bill
by  English
Bill English
 Bill English, the chief engineer at the
ARC (Augmentation Research Center)  , built
the first prototype of a computer mouse from
Engelbart's design in 1964. SRI (Stanford
Research Institute) also developed inkjet
printing (1961) and optical disc recording
(1963). Liquid crystal display (LCD)
technology was developed at RCA
Laboratories in the 1960s.
A Ball-Based Mouse
 The first ball-based computer mouse in
1968, Telefunken RollkugelRKS 100-86 for
their TR 86 process computer system.
Opto-mechanical Mouse
A standard wireless mouse
A Microsoft wireless Arc mouse
Apple Macintosh Plus mice
beige mouse (left), platinum mouse (right),
1986
Computer Mice

The first computer mouse.

Computer Mouse in the Shape of Your Favorite Car


Chocolate Mouse.

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