[vcf-midatlantic] Mice!

[Adam Michlin]

They really do belong in a museum, but, alas, too rich for my blood.

On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 2:01 PM Christian Liendo <cliendo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You can bid on these and add them to the exhibit
>
> https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/344643206157019-douglas-engelbart-39-s-three-button-39-x-y-39-mouses/?cat=0
>
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 11:09 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