1985 – Xerox AI Mouse

In 1985 Xerox released the last computer in the series of so-called D-machines – Daybreak (following the previous generations named Dorado, Dolphin, and Dandelion). The workstations were separately presented as office computers and as scientific ones. That was an already established tradition, because along with developing first GUI-based and mouse-driven office computer systems (Xerox Star), the company was actively experimenting…

1990 — Aero Trackball

The Aero Trackball device was introduced to the market by Taiwanese company ICA Technology in 1990. Marketing materials mention the trackball’s “advanced optomechanical technologies”, “dynamic resolution from 100 to 1000 dpi, typically set to 200 dpi” (that is, apparently, a software resolution scaling), and an “improved electronic clock” being the eye-catching part of this retrofuturistic cursor controller[1]Aero trackball reaches your…