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Apple Introduces Mighty Mouse
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I saw your mention of Engelbart yesterday. It's funny that he imagined mice would have half a dozen or more buttons, and used 3 on his original mouse (limited by technical constraints), yet so far in the 21st century only "expert users" have more than 2 or 3.~Shard~ said:
Philoman said:
That's flat out not true. Today I used an Apple Wireless Mouse to eject a DVD out of a PowerBook, so I'm absolutely sure that it works.
-Chase
rendezvouscp said:
i'm sure it was easy for you... click the eject icon or drag the DVD to the trash can LOL, using the wireless mouse of-course.CiBoys said:
Ah, that cracked me up. Ok, so, I RESTARTED a PowerBook, the mouse was already paired up with it, and the mouse was on. During start up, I held the mouse button down (the ONLY mouse button) and the DVD popped out.
Is that better?
-Chase
rendezvouscp said:Ah, that cracked me up. Ok, so, I RESTARTED a PowerBook, the mouse was already paired up with it, and the mouse was on. During start up, I held the mouse button down (the ONLY mouse button) and the DVD popped out.
Is that better?
-Chase
OoO.. Thanks Chase, i leared something new today.
Poor name
Mighty Mouse really is a pretty poor name though. iMouse was taken I believe, but something closer to "iPod" would have helped sell this to Windows users.
The thing with this mouse is that it could get more Windows users using Apple products. First they get the iPod. Then a Mighty Mouse - it matches the iPod. Hmmm, this shiny Apple keyboard might look good to go with my iPod and Mighty Mouse. I'll take one. Well, now I might as well get a Mac mini to go with the keyboard and mouse. And what about my screen - it doesn't match. Better get an Apple display.
Before you know it, a new Mac user.
Mighty Mouse really is a pretty poor name though. iMouse was taken I believe, but something closer to "iPod" would have helped sell this to Windows users.
The thing with this mouse is that it could get more Windows users using Apple products. First they get the iPod. Then a Mighty Mouse - it matches the iPod. Hmmm, this shiny Apple keyboard might look good to go with my iPod and Mighty Mouse. I'll take one. Well, now I might as well get a Mac mini to go with the keyboard and mouse. And what about my screen - it doesn't match. Better get an Apple display.
Before you know it, a new Mac user.
x_knyght said:What would you have preferred?? iMouse??
Mighty Mouse is an affectionate and humourous name, and I like it too. I agree - the "i" thing is kinda stale and tiresome now.
My own MM has left the Fedex facility in Memphis (home of Elvis and the Ancient Greeks!) and it will delivered tomorrow morning. Might leave work early. Y'know, summer hours and all.
CiBoys said:is not that big. is all the same.
Looks the same size to me. Pity Apple didn't make their logo more prominent.
aussie_geek
edit: BTW, on the topic of logos what is that I see on your PowerBook.
Intel Inside.... Not yet!!
Doctor Q said:
I'm glad someone caught my reference - and I'm not surprised it was you.
Yes, it's funny how inventions develop and change over time. I find it fascinating to read about inventors' initial concepts, assumptions and thoughts, and see how they transform and adapt over time. Sometimes the idea changes so much it ends up being something quite different than what was initially conceived!
Another fascinating individual along these lines was Tesla. If you are not familiar with his history, I strongly recommend a thorough research session - I find him incredibly intriguing.
Interfaces
You know, I thought the same thing when i started reading Amazon reviews of televisions (while researching for a new one.) More than half of the review seemed to be about the remote controls. I thought, "well that's just silly!"
But, you know, it's true. The remote is a key feature as to how much you enjoy the television! A bad remote can really hamper the experience.
Same goes for buying a car. Buying my first new car 6 years ago, I hadn't really thought about it until I test-drove a car whose speedometer was way too small and off to the side. I realized that the entire car can be perfect, but I'm going to spend most of my time fighting this gosh dern speedometer! And so I ended up finding a car with a nice big speedometer in the center - right in my eyesight - with 60mph at the top. Poyfect!
A mouse is just as important! (Why, oh why did I only buy one of those black beauties?)
CiBoys said:ridiculous isn't it?
You know, I thought the same thing when i started reading Amazon reviews of televisions (while researching for a new one.) More than half of the review seemed to be about the remote controls. I thought, "well that's just silly!"
But, you know, it's true. The remote is a key feature as to how much you enjoy the television! A bad remote can really hamper the experience.
Same goes for buying a car. Buying my first new car 6 years ago, I hadn't really thought about it until I test-drove a car whose speedometer was way too small and off to the side. I realized that the entire car can be perfect, but I'm going to spend most of my time fighting this gosh dern speedometer! And so I ended up finding a car with a nice big speedometer in the center - right in my eyesight - with 60mph at the top. Poyfect!
A mouse is just as important! (Why, oh why did I only buy one of those black beauties?)
CiBoys said:is not that big. is all the same.
WHY OH WHY have you DESECRATED your PB with those god awfull intel stickers
biohazard_6969 said:WHY OH WHY have you DESECRATED your PB with those god awfull intel stickers
Get used to it - it's all you'll be seeing on new PowerBooks in about a year.
~Shard~ said:Get used to it - it's all you'll be seeing on new PowerBooks in about a year.
At least Apple will find a way to make it look cool.
~Shard~ said:Get used to it - it's all you'll be seeing on new PowerBooks in about a year.
You mean 2 years!
sphereboy said:
No doubt - they'll probably find some cool way to laser etch it into the PowerBook or make it holographic or something...
digitalbiker said:
Oh, I think we'll be seeing in Intel PowerBook before August 2007. Are you a betting man?
Switzermac said:
Probably not until MWSF would be my guess.