[The News Bot]

The first public demonstration of the computer mouse took place 40 years ago on 9 December, 1968.
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[IAN P]

The mouse is 40,well i never.

Wonder if it got clogged up with dust and dead skin?

[marty2005]

It's a pity that they couldn't build a reliable one.

I've had the old type ball mice, optical, laser, wired and wireless.

Microsoft, Logitech etc. They seem to only last about a year. Both around £50


The best mouse I am using right now and I paid £14.99 for it from Aldi last year but the center scroll wheel doesn't work any more. The batteries last a good year on these compared to Logitech that last a few months.

Taking it back tomorrow to exchange it for their new model. Can't beat the 3yr warranty.

[IAN P]

Have you got a touch like a pet elephant?


I've had a wired microsoft optical for 5 years and it's bombproof.

It's had a few bumps down the years too,especially watching idiot's on you tube.

[hdmyg8586]

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[Max Payne]

So its 40 year eh? And Hollywood insist on portraying hackers/anyone using a computer in movies to just use the keyboard and completely forget about the mouse....

[marty2005]

I'm not heavy handed with them - they just get a lot of use.

Makes you laugh when watching tv programs like Fringe or Bones. When they want to zoom into some ones face or a number plates they hit a few buttons on the keyboard and it becomes crystal clear - I've never seem software that can do that and without a mouse - how do they pick what part of the image they want to zoom into?

Or they might see a reflection in a car's front mirrors and zoom into that.

I know the USA Military can zoom from a satellite but you cannot process what is not there but then it's tv and we all enjoy it.