IBM – Mouses

1992 — IBM PS/2 Track Ball, a trackball/mouse combo

In 1992, IBM released a non-standard flip trackball that could work in two modes: a trackball and a regular mouse. Converting the device from one mode to another is performed by pressing a pair of plastic latches that change the position of the upper – or, depending on the mode of operation, the lower – side of the case. As…

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1987 — IBM PS/2 mouse

This mouse, released in 1987, was the first to implement the PS/2 interface, which is still used in a number of desktop computers to connect keyboards and mice using a 6-pin mini-DIN connector. The first mouse with this interface was this device from IBM, available at relatively consumer prices in the late 80s. As you can see, there are two…

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2000 – IBM ScrollPoint II mouse

The MO09K model, released around 2000, was the second generation of the IBM ScrollPoint mouse that debuted in 1998. A feature of this IBM mouse was the replacement of the scroll wheel with the trackpoint – a miniature analog stick (actually, a strain gauge joystick), similar to the cursor controls used in the ThinkPad line of laptops. Trackpoint integration made…

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1992 – IBM “soap” mouse

This mouse, officially known by the hard-to-remember name “model 13H6690” (and almost identical “model 33G5430”) was apparently released to the market in 1992 as an update to the 1987 IBM PS/2 mouse. In addition to the obvious association with a well-rounded bar of soap, this model was also unofficially called “IBM Fat Mouse”. Despite its wide distribution, this mouse is…

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1992 — IBM PS/2 Track Ball, a trackball/mouse combo

1987 — IBM PS/2 mouse

2000 – IBM ScrollPoint II mouse

1992 – IBM “soap” mouse