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Logitech Ships 500 Millionth Mouse
ipxodi writes "Logitech marks the milestone of 500 million shipped mice. Mice first widely appeared in consumer form on the original Macintosh, but have appeared in various forms back through time to 1964 when they were invented by Doug Englebart.
My favorite mouse is also my current mouse, a Logitech Optical Wheel mouse. I also remember some oddities beyond the old bar-of-soap shaped mice of the mid 80's, like one with a crosshair attachment for clicking on specific points of a blueprintfor CAD input.
What's your favorite current or past mouse?" My first mouse was back in 1987, for my Apple //c. It cost $50, and came with a double-sided floppy that contained an interactive instructional program on side one, and MousePaint (a port of MacPaint) on side two. Memories!
For the PowerBook G4: Logitech MX500.
For the PowerMac G4: Logitech MX700.
I bought the 500 first, loved it so much, that I had to pick up a 700 for home. Now I await:
- A bluetooth 15" Powerbook
- A bluetooth Logitech MXx00 mouse
- Income to pay for it.
Care about electronic freedom? Consider donating to the EFF!
I prefer this cordless electronic device to the Logitech Cordless Mousman! Doesn't do much for navigating the computer, though.
I dunno about you guys but it makes me nothing but upset when Logitech goes out of their way to fill the world with mice. You should see my garden, half eaten roots and stems. 500 Million. 500 MILLION. Corporations now days thing they can just walk all over us.
I remember the good ole days before the mice took over. Never again.
It's one of the first mice produced by Engelbart. Powered by coal, and made almost entirely of cast iron and oak, it weighs nearly 1400 pounds. A true marvel of engineering for its day!
Roving Web-Teleoperated Robot
...in a box in the back room where we keep the unused equipment.
And somehow they have violated entropy and managed to tie the cables of *all* of them together, on their own.
Oh how I love thee, modern "three button" mouse. Let me count the ways. One. Twone... twroolllll... twslip-er -roll-er... twthree... dangit!!!! Three. -Unnamed poet of the twenty-first century ____________________________________________ Fight for the survival of REAL thee-button mice!!!
- Sleek shape fits comfortably into your right hand
Leaving the left hand free to hold your joystick.Fun with Anagarams! LADS HOST, SHALT DOS. HAS DOLTS. AD SLOTHS, HATS SOLD. ASS HO, LTD.
My favourite mouse all categories is the Atari ST mouse
The Atari ST mouse your favorite mouse all categories? Tell me : you don't happen to love the ZX81 keyboard too by any chance?
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
you really should put your mouse on the left, that's where it belongs.
And it makes jerking off while surfing the porn sites sooooo much easier.
the feet that they glide on get horribly gummed up from dust and whatever random junk ends up on your desk
I know this is an unsual concept for geeks, but it is possible to clean your desk, thereby reducing dust. Scary, I know. I only know of it, having not worked up the courage to try this radical approach myself yet. But someday, I will brave the elements, walk 10 miles uphill both ways, and clean my desk. And I will see that it will be good.
Amen
however, after around 1000 mouses, we abandoned them, for the famouse maker touchpad/keyboard combos.
once again, we extend our deepest sympathies to the victims of cowardly greed/fear based aggression everywhere.
that old tune title (hope we don't get 'busted' for using it) "make the world go away", takes on new/varied meaning in these times.
the prevalent notion that 'everything will be taken care of' without yOUR knowledge/participation is insidiously misleading.
in our estimation, the biggest 'threat' against US (aside from continuing to fire bullinedly into the 'crowd', whilst demanding applause), would be a failure to recognize our 'role' in the problems. we're victims for sure, but whoare ALL the perpetrators (see also: corepirate nazi puppets), gets lost in the ?pr? ?firm? generated propaganda spew.
consult with/trust in yOUR creator. seek others of non-aggressive behaviours/intentions. that's the spirit.
the lights ARE coming up now. pay attention (to yOUR heart, for example). that could lead to new ways (see also: newclear power plan) of thinking about/dealing with, the needs/rights of others EVERYWHERE on the planet.
having the attention span of a gnat, & similar ambitions, might be ok if you are just planning to be a consumer/type one liners.
take care of each other, you're all we've got. we're here for you. get ready to see the light.--
worth reading, again, with feeling.
"It takes a long time to teach the judges, legislators, and public to understand technology. Right now, they're getting a strong dose of "education" on the Internet's threats and harms, and not hearing so much about its potential. Shouts of "piracy" often outweigh consideration of how we might communicate with more open media formats, but judges like Stephen Wilson in the Grokster case are starting to listen through the shouting. We're encouraging more people to think about how the law shapes technological innovation, how the technology itself can foster creativity, and then to do something about it to advance the public interest."--
"The stability of the large world house which is ours will involve a revolution of values to accompany the scientific and freedom revolutions engulfing the earth. We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing"-oriented society to a "person"-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism are incapable of being conquered. A civilization can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy."
"Our mouse has only one button, so there's no confusion which button you have to press!" ???
Ah, the good old days... [snort]
j
Argue all you want, the apple puck mouse was still an abomination.