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	Mouse (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "mouse", coined at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (which had a cord attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common small rodent of the same name.
		This variant of the mouse resembled an inverted trackball and was the predominant form used with personal computers throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
		Mouse foot covers (or foot pads) are made from low-friction or polished plastic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Computer_mouse (5419 words)

	Mouse (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A mouse is a type of rodent, particularly of the genus Mus.
		Mouse (set theory), a small model of set theory with nice properties
		In discussions of copyright extension, "the Mouse" refers to Mickey Mouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mouse_(disambiguation) (162 words)

	BookRags: Mouse Summary
		The computer mouse made its debut in 1968 at a computer conference in San Francisco, but it was not widely used until the introduction of personal computers in the 1980s.
		Those signals are carried to the computer by the long cable that connects the mouse to one of the computer's ports.
		The direction in which the mouse is moving—up-and-down or sideways—is communicated by the direction in which the rollers are turning and the ratio between the number of signals from each of the rollers.
	www.bookrags.com /research/mouse-csci-01 (749 words)

	SRI Technology: Personal Computing / Computer Mouse
		A replica of the original computer mouse -- a carved block of wood with a single red button -- is on display in SRI's lobby.
		At the heart of his vision was the computer as an extension of human communication capabilities and a resource for the augmentation of human intellect.
		It was the world debut of personal computing when a computer mouse controlled a networked computer system to demonstrate hypertext linking, real-time text editing, multiple windows with flexible view control, cathode display tubes, and shared-screen teleconferencing.
	www.sri.com /about/timeline/mouse.html (399 words)

	mouse - Wiktionary
		(computing) (plural mice or, rarely, mouses) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface, its movement being converted into a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
		(intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
		Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack.
	en.wiktionary.org /wiki/Mouse (231 words)

	Stanford Magazine > March/April 2002 > Feature Story > Mighty Mouse
		The mouse’s evolution “from the laboratory to the living room,” as one of its designers puts it, is not well known—even some Apple fanatics aren’t familiar with it—but it reveals something of the personalities of its designers, the Stanford program that trained them and even the history of Silicon Valley.
		Hovey, the mouse project’s informal head, says he “hacked together” the first conceptual prototype in a weekend—using the ball from a bottle of Ban Roll-On deodorant and a butter dish purchased at the Palo Alto Walgreens (“the mouse parts store,” he calls it).
		“The fact that the mouse was unobtrusive and natural is the result of a lot of work.” Few users ever notice the heft of the cord, or the effect the connector linking the cord to the mouse has on the mouse’s agility, or the silence of the ball as it moves across the desk.
	www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/2002/marapr/features/mouse.html (3005 words)

	mouse - a definition from Whatis.com
		A mouse is a small device that a computer user pushes across a desk surface in order to point to a place on a display screen and to select one or more actions to take from that position.
		A mouse consists of a metal or plastic housing or casing, a ball that sticks out of the bottom of the casing and is rolled on a flat surface, one or more buttons on the top of the casing, and a cable that connects the mouse to the computer.
		Although the mouse has become a familiar part of the personal computer, its design continues to evolve and there continue to be other approaches to pointing or positioning on a display.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,289893,sid9_gci212596,00.html (591 words)

	Smart Computing Article - Working With . . . Mouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sonar shows exactly where the mouse pointer is located by displaying a series of decreasing circles around it whenever you press CTRL on the keyboard.
		Having the mouse pointer disappear when you are typing is extremely useful if you spend a lot of time using a word processor.
		Whether your mouse is a plain two-button device as supplied with many computers, or you have a third or fourth button and a wheel, the Mouse Properties option in the Control Panel is the place to configure it.
	www.smartcomputing.com /articles/archive/l0502/39w98/39w98.asp?guid=sool1cqa (1733 words)

	Computer Mouse History -Invention of the Computer Mouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Years before personal computers and desktop information processing became commonplace or even practicable, Douglas Engelbart had invented a number of interactive, user-friendly information access systems that we take for granted today: the computer mouse was one of his inventions.
		The basic features of a mouse are a casing with a flat bottom, designed to be gripped by one hand; one or more buttons on the top; a multidirectional detection device (usually a ball) on the bottom; and a cable connecting the mouse to the computer.
		A mouse is a relative pointing device because there are no defined limits to the mouse's movement and because its placement on a surface does not map directly to a specific screen location.
	www.ideafinder.com /history/inventions/story044.htm (721 words)

	What is mouse? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
		Invented by Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Center in 1963, and pioneered by Xerox in the 1970s, the mouse is one of the great breakthroughs in computer ergonomics because it frees the user to a large extent from using the keyboard.
		The mouse is also useful for graphics programs that allow you to draw pictures by using the mouse like a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.
		Mechanical sensors within the mouse detect the direction the ball is rolling and move the screen pointer accordingly.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/m/mouse.html (571 words)

	Smart Computing Article - GE Wireless Optical Mouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Finally, establish a link between the optical mouse and the PC by pressing the Connect button on the underside of the mouse and by pressing the corresponding button on the receiver.
		The mouse pointer was jumpy and erratic, and the buttons didn't always work.
		The GE wireless optical mouse is functional, though its ease-of-use isn't as good as we'd have liked.
	www.smartcomputing.com /editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2004/e0204/07e04f/07e04f.asp&articleid=19575&guid=&searchtype=0&WordList=&bJumpTo=True (415 words)

	alphaWorks : Mouse Smoothing Software : Overview
		It intercepts the mouse motion data before it is used by the operating system and applies a low-pass digital filter to smooth out rapid, unwanted motion caused by hand tremor.
		If the computer has more than one type of mouse connected, one can be left unsmoothed, allowing a user without hand tremor to easily share the computer.
		Mouse Smoothing Software has also become available as a hardware implementation (a microprocessor-based adapter connected between the mouse and the PC) called Assistive Mouse Adapter.
	www.alphaworks.ibm.com /tech/mousesmoothing (401 words)

	Word of The Day: Mouse (Computing)
		A mouse is a handheld pointing device for computers, involving a small object fitted with one or more buttons and shaped to sit naturally under the hand.
		A mouse is called a 'mouse' primarily because the cord on early models resembled the rodent's tail, and also because the motion of the pointer on the screen can be mouse-like.
		This advance enabled the mouse to detect the relative motion of the mouse on a wide variety of surfaces (and in turn translating the movement of the mouse over the surface into the movement of the pointer), eliminating the need for a special mouse pad.
	www.infopackets.com /channels/en/pause_for_thought/word_of_the_day/2005/20051102_mouse_computing.htm (2433 words)

	XYZ Computing
		This mouse is most notable because it was specifically optimized for real-time strategy (RTS) and massively multiplayer online gaming (MMOG), as opposed to the type of games manufacturer's normally focus on, namely first person shooters (FPS).
		The criteria for an appropriate mouse for each style of gaming are different, or at least Razer would want you to think that this is the case.
		With the market starting to accept products like gaming mice and gaming keyboards, it was only a matter of time until someone introduced a mouse for a certain type of game.
	www.xyzcomputing.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=676 (211 words)

	CNN.com - Mouse that feels: high-tech novelty or start of a revolution? - August 21, 2000
		Logitech, the world's largest maker of computer mice, is betting this new mouse that "feels" will change the way we interact with PCs.
		The sleek new mouse catches up in a big way -- it uses optical technology, meaning there is no need for a track ball that registers its movement.
		They contend that when computers only produced text, many people shrugged off the addition of graphics, saying it was unnecessary for word processing programs or anything else done with the machines.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/08/21/mousethatfeels.ap/index.html (789 words)

	An Untethered Keyboard and Mouse
		The Elite is a wheel mouse of the latest design, with a tilt wheel that not only lets you scroll vertically up and down pages by turning the wheel, but also lets you scroll horizontally by pushing with your index finger against the side of the wheel.
		None of these special keyboard and mouse features on its own is a big productivity booster, but taken together they may save a few seconds or even minutes a day, which add up over time.
		The addition of horizontal scrolling on the mouse with the tilt wheel, the vertical-horizontal scroll wheel on the keyboard and some additional special keys on the keyboard are the main visible changes.
	www.smallbusinesscomputing.com /testdrive/print.php/3421061 (1743 words)

	ITS Help: Computing Basics - The Mouse
		Aside from the buttons, the mouse also registers motion via one of two means: a grape-sized ball bearing visible on the underside, or an optical laser.
		The three basic operations of the mouse (aside from simply moving it around the pad) are the Right-click and the Left-click.
		While you can physically move the mouse from one side of the keyboard to another, and while this is enough for many right- and left-handers, some people will need to re-assign the actual mouse keys so that the Left key calls up the context menu and the right key selects and launches items.
	departments.oxy.edu /its/help/software/computing_basics/mouse.html (750 words)

	XYZ Computing
		The mouse comes packaged in a very attractive gatefold box, printed with a fl-on-fl varnish-on-matte background and a really nifty red and fl color scheme.
		Despite its strange housing, the device really is an 800-dpi optical mouse; nothing about its functionality is different than another gaming mouse besides its shape and how you interact with it.
		Unlike in a standard mouse, where the sensor tends to be directly underneath the palm of the hand, the PistolMouse allows for pivoting to be a good source of side-to-side movement.
	www.xyzcomputing.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=2 (331 words)

	alphaWorks : Mouse Smoothing Software : FAQs
		In some cases, a special mouse driver may have been installed to support a mouse with special features, such as a scrolling button.
		A non-standard mouse driver may have been installed, probably to support an advanced mouse with special features, or because it best fit the selection criteria that Windows uses when picking a driver.
		If the non-functioning mouse is the USB mouse, unplug it and plug in a different model, or plug it into a different USB jack.
	www.alphaworks.ibm.com /tech/mousesmoothing/faq (835 words)

	CNN.com - Technology - Review: Apple Pro Mouse - July 28, 2000
		From a design standpoint, the new mouse is a far cry from the round mouse with its color-coded side panels that look like they were attached with Elmer's Glue.
		The entire top of the mouse is a button, allowing you to click by simply applying pressure with your palm -- a boon for people who have concerns about the ergonomic correctness of using a single finger to click.
		But in any event, this new mouse is certainly a solid option for all the Mac users other there who are tired of mousing in the round.
	www.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/07/28/apple.pro.mouse.idg/index.html (804 words)

	Computing On Demand - A4Tech - NB-30 - Battery Free Wireless Optical Mouse / Easy Go Optical Mouse
		To stir the pot a little, they also shipped me their "Easy Go Optical Mouse" for those of us with laptops that can't stand that friggen ball or that damned touchpad.
		This mouse is much like any other mouse with one exception.
		The mouse is notched for the USB plug to fit in.
	www.computingondemand.com /reviews/input-A4Tech-NB-30/page1.shtml (608 words)

	Doug Engelbart 1968 Demo
		The public presentation was a session in the of the Fall Joint Computer Conference held at the Convention Center in San Francisco, and it was attended by about 1,000 computer professionals.
		This was the public debut of the computer mouse.
		But the mouse was only one of many innovations demonstrated that day, including hypertext, object addressing and dynamic file linking, as well as shared-screen collaboration involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface.
	sloan.stanford.edu /MouseSite/1968Demo.html (1648 words)

	The mouse
		The three-button mouse and the ScrollPoint mouse have controls you might not be familiar with.
		When the mouse is in auto-scroll mode, the movement of the mouse controls the scrolling direction and speed.
		The mouse is configured at the factory with the left button as the primary mouse button and the right button as the context-menu button.
	www.pc.ibm.com /ww/healthycomputing/indeva.html (258 words)

	ThinkGeek :: Hoverstop Mouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Maybe it's not quite that bad, but all those hours spent clutching your mouse can tense up your hand muscles and lead to tendinitis, tenosynovitis and all kinds of scary sounding repetitive stress disorders.
		The Hoverstop mouse helps you minimize the amount of time you hand spends on the mouse.
		Mouse is plug-and-play on all common operating systems and will operate both on USB and PS/2
	www.thinkgeek.com /83ff/?cpg=wnrss (219 words)

	Ultra-thin Logitech V500 Mouse Unveiled - Computing News - Digital Trends
		At 3 3/4 inches by 2 1/4 inches by 1 1/8 inches, and just 2.3 ounces when packed away, the Logitech V500 Cordless Notebook Mouse is small and light enough to stow in the corner of any laptop bag.
		The mouse comes with a nylon carrying case to help protect its surface during travel.
		The Logitech V500 Cordless Notebook Mouse will be available in retail stores in the United States, Europe and Asia, beginning later this month.
	news.designtechnica.com /article5699.html (651 words)

	Logitech Debuts MediaPlay Cordless Mouse - Computing News - Digital Trends
		With the Logitech MediaPlay Cordless Mouse, people can now enjoy and control their media experience while they are working on the PC and listening to music in the background or sitting back in their chair relaxing.
		Its industrial design allows it to be held comfortably as a computer mouse — with a hand over the top — or as a remote — in the palm of the hand.
		The Logitech MediaPlay Cordless Mouse is now available in the U.S. on select retail shelves and at http://www.logitech.com/ for a suggested retail price of $49.95.
	news.digitaltrends.com /article5843.html (770 words)

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