No one knew what the internet was, and the computer games around in those days seemed like they were from the homo-erectus era. So there really wasn’t a reason why anyone would need a mouse. And everyone back then used ‘MS Dos’ but it was the new Windows OS that made the mouse into a necessity.
I found the first mouse I ever got today after so many years. It was a serial Dexxa M-27, perhaps one of the best mice ever created. Bundled in the driver disk was what could be argued as the best graphics program at the time, amazingly it fit on a 1 meg floppy disk and ran on Dos!
When the Pentiums came out they introduced the PS/2 connector for mice and we got a new Logitech 3-button mouse which was really cool because everyone just used a two-button mouse. The middle button could be programmed as any keyboard or program command.
The next big jump came in the year 2000 when scroll wheels became the next big thing. The mouseball was replaced by LED-optical sensors with no moving parts and promised to be maintenance free.
That’s when I got the USB IntelliMouse Explorer 1.0 it had the 3 buttons, the scroll wheel and two additional programmable buttons on the left had side. This was one of the best things about the new mouse it could navigate backwards or forward in a webpage/window with the push of a button. The scroll wheel with the two navigation buttons, and the large size made this the perfect mouse.
Two years ago I got the newer 4.0 version of the same InteliMouse model. I this one has a horizontal scroll as well and everything the 1.0 had with an improved feel and a more comfortable grip. The scroll wheel has a new horizontal scroll function embedded in tho to wheel. This lets you scroll down and up like other mice as well as from side to side.
A better mouse => a happier computer user: when the pointer does exactly what you want it to and the motion mechanism doesn’t clog up with dust and jam. When it’s less tiring over longer use with a better physical design. When more programmed buttons are there to use and the scroll wheel makes it faster to do things you’re more productive. This may sound like Dave chalk talk but it’s true.
Most people do hate Bill Gates and claim Microsoft Corp. is evil(which they have every right to) but until someone else makes a better mouse judgment should be reserved. Now if they really were ‘evil’ would they want this mouse to be compatible with Linux or Mac? It does work! So consider buying one today, and all thy redent problems shall forever pass!
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