On 19/11/2017 18:04, silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote: >> On 2017-11-19, at 18:55, smf <smf@null.net> wrote: >> >> Optical mice shine an led on the surface and then watch the surface move. They weren't available in 1980 > In 1980 no. In 1980ies yes. The main difference in regards to current mice was that they came with special mousepad, required for them to operate reliably. According to this https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CzAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6 It was announced in may 1982 and went for sale in january 1983 They showed it connected to an atari 400 playing missile command, but I can't find anything on how it was hooked up and whether they sold the interface. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Systems Still earlier than I was expecting, but I do remember optical mice in the 90's with those silly pads. The modern ones are amazing, you can use them on your trousers or hold it floating above the desk or use your finger to move it. Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2017-11-19 23:04:45
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