Apple Macintosh Mouse

Description:

Invented in 1963, the mouse improved interactions with computers. However, not until 1984, when Apple Computers introduced the Macintosh and its graphical user interface, did the mouse become a standard computer component.

Date Made: 1984

Maker: Apple Computer

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, Cupertino

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Computers, Family & Social Life, Computers & Business Machines, Artifact Walls exhibit

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Credit Line: Apple Computer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.3011.01.1Catalog Number: 1985.3011.01.1Nonaccession Number: 1985.3011

Object Name: microcomputer peripherals

Physical Description: plastic (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 3.81 cm x 6.35 cm x 10.795 cmcord: 49 in; 124.46 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2839-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1328760

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