My mice over the years

My earlier keyboard post made this post inevitable. Unfortunately Google image search has failed me and I can’t find images for my first few mice: starting with the mouse for our Acorn Archimedes 440 (IIRC single button), then it was a generic dual button serial mouse for my family’s Windows 95 PC, followed by an angular blue Microsoft serial mouse with a scroll wheel for the same PC then…

A new PS2 Microsoft Intelimouse for my first PC.

Followed by the first optical Intelimouse, finally no more jamming mechanical components with USB or PS2!

Then the explorers cheaper descendant, USB only now.

Sore hands and RSI like symptoms lead me on an ergonomics drive which led me to abandon mice in favor of a trackball, in this case a Logitech Cordless Trackman Optical, which I still use at work (I keep a mouse hooked up as well for those people who can’t use trackballs).  The only drawback is that it is wireless, which means replacing batteries which I don’t like and Logitech, in their wisdom, do not offer a wired version.

Now at home I’ve made the switch to a Wacom Bamboo tablet, which I’m still learning but enjoying the change again.  Obviously this is not a good input device choice for gaming, so I still have my trusty Trackman hooked up to my iMac.