1. The mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964. At that time, Douglas Engelbart was working at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI), an institution sponsored by Stanford University. Douglas Engelbart had been thinking about how to use it for a long time. The operation of the computer is easier. What method can be used to replace the cumbersome instructions entered by the keyboard.
2. In the early 1960s, when he attended a meeting, he took out the notebook he carried with him (not a laptop) and drew a model using two mutually perpendicular wheels at the bottom. A sketch of a device for tracking movements. This was the prototype of a mouse. By 1964, Douglas Engelbart once again perfected the concept of this device and produced the first finished product. Therefore Douglas Engelbart is also known as the "Father of the Mouse".
3. There was no name for "mouse" at that time. This new device was a small wooden box with two scroll wheels but only one button. Its working principle is that the roller drives the shaft to rotate and causes the rheostat to change its resistance. The change in resistance generates a displacement signal. After processing by the computer, the cursor indicating the position on the screen can move.
4. Because the device drags a long line like a mouse (like a mouse's tail), Douglas Engelbart and his colleagues nicknamed it "Mouse" in the laboratory. At that time, he also thought that the mouse might be widely used in the future, so he named it "Display System X-Y Position Indicator" when applying for a patent. However, people felt that the name "Mouse" was more familiar, so the "Mouse" " title.
5. After the mouse was invented, it was first used in the improved Alto computer system by Xerox in 1973. Unfortunately, these systems were only used for experiments at that time and were used entirely for research. The work was not promoted to the public, so the mouse has remained unknown.
6. In 1979, Apple founder Steve Jobs was invited to view the Alto and the software running on the system. Jobs was shocked by the computer technology he saw, and he realized that these technologies represented the future development trend of computers. These technologies include using the mouse as a pointing input device and GUI (Graphics User Interface) used by the operating system. Apple immediately added these features to its own system, prepared to develop a new type of home computer, and hired more than a dozen Xerox technicians with high salaries. In 1981, Xerox launched the Star 8010 computer, which used a mouse and applied a GUI operating system. This was the first time that the public learned about the mouse. Unfortunately, because this computer was too expensive, sales were very small. Despite this, the mouse has attracted the attention of many people and is beginning to be mastered by people.
7. In 1983, Apple officially launched the LISA computer, which was Apple's first computer using a mouse. It further introduced the mouse to the majority of users and made users realize the role of the mouse.
8. In 1984, LISA’s upgraded product, the Macintosh, came out. This was a milestone for Apple and a milestone in the history of computer development. It not only brought huge income to Apple, but also allowed The mouse has entered thousands of households. Later, due to the widespread use of OS/2 and Windows systems, the application of mice and GUIs was further promoted, making the mouse gradually popular, and eventually became the standard configuration of computers. From then on, every computer has a loyal companion next to it. , that is "Mouse"--mouse.