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Mouse Systems 1986 Optical PC Mouse - LGR Oddware

Name: Mouse Systems 1986 Optical PC Mouse - LGR Oddware
Uploaded: 2012-05-05T15:34:44Z
Duration: 17 min 46 s
Description: Overview of the Mouse Systems optical PC Mouse from 1986! Optical pointing devices may not have become very common until the turn of the century, but we can go all the way back to the mid 80s to see their origins in the microcomputer market. These were largely popular with businesses using workstation computers, like various Sun machines. It retailed at $295 USD in 1983!

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Overview of the Mouse Systems optical PC Mouse from 1986! Optical pointing devices may not have become very common until the turn of the century, but we can go all the way back to the mid 80s to see their origins in the microcomputer market.

These were largely popular with businesses using workstation computers, like various Sun machines. It retailed at $295 USD in 1983!

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