[vcf-midatlantic] Mice!

Adam Michlin adam.michlin at vcfed.org
Wed Aug 4 18:43:34 UTC 2021


We only have that one Lisa 2 mouse, though, and it is on the Lisa! Got
a spare? ;)

Electrically and mechanically they are the same as the M0100? But the
housing matches the Lisa 1 mouse with the wider button? I always
(incorrectly) assumed the Lisa 1 and 2 used the same mouse.

And TIL about quadrature mice. Thanks!

On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 1:47 PM Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic
<vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> You left out the Lisa mouse!! :) Electrically and mechanically they are the
> same inside as the Mac M0100 - which isn't serial, it's quadrature.
>
> Perhaps that would be a nice panel to put in the exhibit  - how the mouse
> talks to the computer.
>
> -J
>
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 11:08 AM Adam Michlin via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > As some of you know, I'm moving back to New Jersey (actually this
> > weekend). I'll be living a few minutes north of the museum and am
> > already brainstorming.
> >
> > SomeTimeSoon<tm> I'm hoping to propose a mouse exhibit for the museum.
> > To that end, I thought it would be fun to brainstorm on two mouse
> > related topics:
> >
> > Historically important mice
> > Historically oddball mice
> >
> > Mice I know we have:
> > DEC mouse
> > Xerox Alto mouse (currently on the Xerox Star, anyone want to donate a
> > Xerox Star mouse? Pretty please?)
> > Xerox DayBreak mouse (winner of the What Could Be Possibly Thinking?
> > Connector Award)
> > Original Mac serial mouse
> > Various ADB Mac mice
> > Various Commodore mice
> > Various Amiga mice
> > Various Atari mice
> > iMac Puck Mouse (slightly out of scope, but my vote for
> > WorstMouseEver<tm>).
> > Various PS/2 and serial PC mice
> > Various Apple II related mice
> >
> > Thoughts on important pointing devices (trackpads, trackballs, etc.)
> > beyond the mouse are also most welcome.
> >
> > For those that may not know, we try to mix up the exhibits but are
> > often at the limits of what is in the VCF collection. So if you have a
> > mouse to donate, we greatly appreciate it and we can give you a tax
> > writeoff.
> >
> > Along the same lines, we'd love someone to buy and donate this Lisa 1
> > mouse:
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/284394610135
> >
> > I'm told it is a good price. I'm also told it doesn't work with our
> > Lisa 2. But it would make a nice artifact for a possibly future mouse
> > exhibit and we can keep it for the day that we do have a Lisa 1. I'm
> > thrilled to share that the System Source Museum in Maryland just
> > acquired a Lisa 1, so they are out there.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> >        -Adam
> >
> > ---
> > Adam Michlin
> > Director of Marketing
> > Vintage Computer Federation
> >
>
>
> --
> Jason Perkins
> 313 355 0085


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