when the mouse was invented it was first called the x-y position,i gotto know why they called it that,plz help.
2006-08-29 14:19:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The first mouse, a bulky device (pictured) used two gear-wheels perpendicular to each other: the rotation of each wheel translated into motion along one axis. Engelbart received patent US3541541 on November 17, 1970 for an "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System". At the time, Engelbart intended that users would hold the mouse continuously in one hand and type on a five-key chord keyset with the other.
2006-08-29 14:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by colombianqt2112 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute invented the mouse in 1963 after extensive usability testing. Engelbart's team called it "bug". It was one of several experimental pointing devices developed for Engelbart's oN-Line System (NLS). The other devices were designed to exploit other body movements—for example, head-mounted devices attached to the chin or nose—but ultimately the mouse won out because of its simplicity and convenience.
The first mouse, a bulky device (pictured) used two gear-wheels perpendicular to each other: the rotation of each wheel translated into motion along one axis. Engelbart received patent US3541541 on November 17, 1970 for an "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System". At the time, Engelbart intended that users would hold the mouse continuously in one hand and type on a five-key chord keyset with the other.
2006-08-29 21:27:04 · answer #2 · answered by King 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X Y is a grid, x for horisontal and Y for verticle. the mouse instructions would "point" to the place on the grid by the lines of resolution it had. ex..Y,10 x13. would place the mouse pointer at 10 pixles up and 13 pixles over on teh screen.
2006-08-29 21:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by bruserdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know for sure, but they probably used coordinates to place the mouse on the computer. Kinda like in algebra where you have to find the x, y slope and stuff. Hope I helped
2006-08-29 21:23:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the x-y position describes a place on a grid, which has two axes: the x axis and the y axis, like the computer screen: y along the side and x along the bottom.
2006-08-29 21:23:23 · answer #5 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
holy crap you have the same question??????? my guess is because of the 2 rollers inside the mouse that would shift whenever the ball would move...the mousepade would be the plane....im not sure about the 3rd roller......but ill think about it
2006-08-29 21:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be the x-y position would stand for the (x, y) coordinates on the plane.
2006-08-29 21:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by mcrouse59 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause someone moved their cheese
(to/from the x-y position?)
2006-08-29 21:32:20 · answer #8 · answered by shazam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you own damn homework! damn kids! and people wonder why this world is full of tards! best homework help your doing it for him! wow this tard is sitting in front of a computer and he still cant get it right? or on his own!! you people make me sick!
2006-08-29 21:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
probably because it moved x (vertically) and y (horizontally)
2006-08-29 21:23:21 · answer #10 · answered by MrNuhwin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋