25-year history of Apple mice from Lisa Mouse to the Magic Mouse

Now it's hard to believe, but Apple began to produce mice largely by accident. When Jobs in the late 70's, visited with his team of the Xerox Research Center, one of the things that struck him was a computer mouse (along with graphical user interface).

Xerox itself though was invested in research and development, but seriously the issue of computer equipment was not engaged. The first mouse was released by them in 1981 and comes complete with the Xerox 8010 Star Information System workstation. The market success of this mouse is not achieved - it was too expensive (one of its production costs $ 400), and consumers did not accept it.

The Apple soon realized the potential of the mice. Soon, the company paid $ 40 000 for a license for their production of the Stanford Research Institute, in which created the first mouse in 1968. mouse cost was reduced to $ 25, and in 1984 Apple introduced their own version of the manipulator.

The first Apple mouse is different from the one that Steve saw at Xerox. Instead of the three buttons at the apple mouse there was only one. In Cupertino have been assured that since users will be clearer and easier. Button was only formed in the shape of a rectangle. Push it can be two fingers. In the lower left corner Apple has placed its own logo.

Further evolution of Apple mice went on ways to improve the ergonomics and design. Manipulators became more compact, smooth corners, and the colors are more varied.

The first Apple mouse black (photo - Wikipedia). It produced until 1998

The Apple mouse launched into production in 1998. Apple USB Mouse model was quite stylish (at the buyer's choice of seven color options), an unusual but popular not. The reason for that - an inconvenient body. The mouse looked like a washer and bad lay in his hand. As commentators joked, carpal tunnel syndrome was purchased from one sight to the Apple USB Mouse.

In place of "puck" came Apple Pro Mouse. It vaguely resembled predecessor Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II. Apple has made a handy case, and for tracking the movement began to use LEDs instead of a ball. The company, by the way, was the first to supply in standard computers began to include a mouse with LED.

The model proved to be successful. Introduced in 2005, Mighty Mouse was actually improved (or upgraded) Apple Pro Mouse. Now it is difficult to believe, but for 2005, the Mighty Mouse was quite comfortable with the mouse. For example, the user can scroll not only vertically but also horizontally and diagonally.

Later Mighty Mouse changed the way to move the track - instead of LEDs began to use laser.

Throughout its history, Mighty Mouse and I found a loyal following, and enemies to the grave. My friend six months broke two Apple mouse, after which he decided to never buy "apple" manipulators. But I think the word he could not hold back, because in the end of October, Apple announced a new mouse - Magic Mouse.

Magic Mouse a miracle as well. Amazing design, the first mouse with multitouch-enabled (upper panel - touch). Observers who have already become familiar with the novelty, note your user experience, well done scrolling and gestures that you can perform with two fingers.

The only indisputable lack of a magic mouse - is that it works only with Mac OS X. Under Magic Mouse WINDOWS losing support multi-touch and is transformed into conventional two-button mouse.

In Russia, the Magic Mouse is not yet officially on sale. When sales begin at us - is unknown. The most eager fans Apple advised to seek unofficial importers. For example, to buy Apple Magic Mouse can be icult.ru.