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- trackballs
- 1960s
- Engelbart's first mouse
- Telefunken "Rollkugel"
- 1966
- Orbit X-Y Ball Tracker
- 1970s
- Mystery wheel mouse
- Hawley Mouse House
- 1973
- Alto I [2]
- 1981
- Xerox 8010 Star [2]
- 1982
- Logitech
- VisiOn GUI
- Mouse Systems
- KoalaPad
- 1983
- Hawley Mark II X063X
- Lisa
- Microsoft bus mouse
- 1984
- Macintosh
- Microsoft serial mouse
- 1985
- NeXT Computer
- 1986
- Hawley DEC mouse
- GEOS
- Atari ST mouse
- Commodore 1350 Mouse
- 1987
- IBM PS/2
- Microsoft 'dove bar' mouse
- 1996
- USB (Universal Serial Bus)
- 1997
- Microsoft PC 97 standard
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Logitech
Mouse Beginnings
A timeline published by Logitech states that in 1982, "Logitech introduced its first *mouse*, the P-4. The P-4 used opto-mechanical technology, featuring optical encoders connected to the rollers to deliver greater tracking precision while providing the tactile response of a rolling ball." As usual, every mouse has a tale much more interesting than the bare facts.
In 1977 André Guignard and Professor Jean-Daniel Nicoud designed the computer mouse produced by the watchmaking company Dubois Depraz SA. Another Swiss company, Logitech, purchased and marketed it in 1980-83 [Wikipedia]. The opto-mechanical encoders improved on Doug Engelbart's invention that was developed at Stanford. The Dépraz mouse was also sold for Smaky personal computers.
P4 Dépraz Mouse
Dépraz mouse Patent #282848 and Photos »
14 Oct 2009 - World Radio Switzerland reports the passing of René Sommer, who added the micro-processor to the design of the Logitech mouse in 1985.