Dec 09
1963: Bill English constructs first mouse prototype based on Douglas Englebart’s sketches. This mouse uses two perpendicular wheels attached to analog potentiometers to track movement. The first mouse has only one button, but more are to come.
Check it out. I love the whole steampunk look of that thing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7768481.stm
Bakelite ftw!
Looks more like an ancient cutting tool.
That is not a steampunk mouse, that is the first mouse made, with the bottom taken off to show the underbelly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Firstmouseunderside.jpg
That is a monster of a mouse, should have called it the sewer rat instead.
Gotta love retro. Computer mice made out of dirt, bark, leaves, and berries.
Apple is 40 years behind the curve