13 Stages In The Evolution of the Mouse

Brink · 01 Jul 2011

Mice—they’re something we PC enthusiasts tend to take for granted. After all, once you’ve specced out your new rig with a blazing fast processor and a video card the size of a VCR, what’s it really matter what we use to move the pointer around?

They’re easy to forget, because the baseline options we have today are exponentially better than what we had just a decade ago. To refresh your memory, we’ve put together a list of 13 mice that introduced major new features and blew open new markets. Read on for a lesson in the history of the mouse!

Read more at: Maximum PC | 13 Stages In The Evolution of the Mouse

severedsolo · 02 Jul 2011

An interesting article... even if they do keep calling them Mice. The correct plural of mouse, in the computer sense, is mouses

mickey megabyte · 02 Jul 2011

i prefer 'meeces' :)

The Compact Oxford English Dictionary (third edition) and the fourth edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language endorse both computer mice and computer mouses as correct plural forms for computer mouse. Some authors of technical documents may prefer either mouse devices or the more generic pointing devices. The plural mouses treats mouse as a "headless noun".

good old wikipedia

Joan Archer · 03 Jul 2011

An interesting read thanks Shawn, think I'll stick with my trusted Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse, it's been going for years.

linnemeyerhere · 03 Jul 2011

Just moved to my first gaming grade laser mouse with darkfield technology and I have to say it's far and away the best mouse I've ever used and I've used a bunch......don't make me count them all !