'Birthday' 30 years of the first computer mouse

On April 27 of the last 30 years, the first time a personal computer system appeared on the market with a device that has now become one of the indispensable technology devices: computer mouse .

After 30 years of launch and development, the computer mouse has many changes in style and features, but in fact retains the familiar cursor control function. The name 'mouse' is set for this type of device because of its image, with the connecting cord resembling a long tail of a rat.

The development history of computer mice has a lot of interesting things. Although the model and concept for computer mouse design was born a long time ago, it was not until 1981, the first computer system equipped with a new mouse was born.

In the 50s of the last century, the British government invented Trackball (the kind of roller-ball control device that today is used in ball bearings), but this is a secret government project. .

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The first trackball was designed by the British government.

By 1963, Douglas Engelbart, a professor at Stanford Research Institute (USA), accidentally invented the device used for experiment, with the same design, similar to the British government's project. honey grows in the 50s.

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The first mouse design was designed by Douglas Engelbart.

However, on April 27, 1981, Xeror began selling the Xeror 810 computer system. This is the first personal computer system to be marketed with a computer mouse, as a peripheral device.

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Xeror Star 8010, the first computer system equipped with a mouse.

By 1984, Apple was the second company to introduce a product with a control mouse, which is a Macintosh computer, with a mouse with only one button. This mouse of Apple has a pretty 'pretty' name: Lisa Mouse .

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Lisa Mouse - Apple's first computer mouse.

Over 30 years of existence and development, the computer mouse has been equipped with more buttons, more technology and many new functions, but the most important function of the computer mouse has not changed.

Although Douglas Engelbart received no reward for his invention, but undeniably, his design created one of the most useful and necessary devices available today. Douglas Engelbart is still today honored as the "father" of the computer mouse.