The History of the Computer Mouse

The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964 and consisted of a wooden shell, circuit board and two metal wheels that came into contact with the
surface it was being used on. It was 8 years later in 1972 that Bill English developed the design further by inventing what is known as the "Ball Mouse" that
we know today. The ball replaced the wheels and was capable of monitoring movement in any direction. The ball came into contact with two rollers that in
turn spun wheels with graduations on them that could be turned into electrical pulses representing direction and speed.

It would be another 8 years before the mouse would be developed any further. An optical mouse was developed in around 1980, eliminating the ball which
often became dirty from rolling round the desktop, negatively affecting its operation. Despite this, it wasn't until around 1998 that optical mice became a
commercially viable alternative to the ball mouse and infiltrated the mass consumer market. Today the optical mouse has completely replaced the ball mouse,
being supplied as standard with all new computers.

Who Named the Mouse?

When asked who named his most famous invention, Doug Engelbart recalled, “No one can remember. It just looked like a mouse with a tail, and we all called
it that.” The wire “tail” originally came out under the user’s wrist.

Types of computer mouse:

WIRELESS MOUSE:
The Mouse without wire or cord is called wireless mouse or cordless mouse. Most wireless mice use radiofrequency (RF) technology to communicate
information to your computer.

GSTICK MOUSE:
Gordon Stewart designed the Stick to add a more authentic and natural feel to artistic manipulations on both Macs and PCs. These mice are Wireless and
pocket-sized. It looks like a pencil. GStick mouse is like a pencil. It can be used for web browsing, office work or whatever you do with your traditional mouse,
with more comfort.

OPTICAL MOUSE:
An optical mouse is an computer pointing device that uses a light-emitting diode an optical sensor, and digital signal processing ( DSP ).This mouse doesn’t
have mouse ball and electromechanical transducer. Movement is detected by sensing changes in reflected light, instead of interpreting the motion of a rolling
sphere.

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Different styles of computer mouse:

TRACKBALL MOUSE

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WIRED MOUSE

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