I just wonder why word "mouse" is apply on this PC device...
anyone know the source???
2007-01-25 19:50:22 · 5 answers · asked by CLOUND 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The name mouse, coined at the Stanford Research Institute, derives from the resemblance of early models (in which the cord was attached to the rear part of the device, suggesting the idea of a tail) to the common rodent
2007-01-25 20:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Answerer #1 is close, but the first commercially successful mouse had one rather large square button. (Made by Apple Computer for the MacIntosh). True that original Apple mouse had a cord which was like a tail, and a size that made "mouse" seem like a good description.
2007-01-25 20:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by mary4882 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its simple
the device when invented was and also nowadays look like a mouse, it had a tail, two eyes (click buttons), runs like a mouse (Fast) thats the reason.
2007-01-25 19:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by newoldnew99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cell phone is a wireless telephone that sends and recieves messages. It's just a telephone that is mobile.
2016-05-24 01:05:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out http://sloan.stanford.edu/MouseSite/
This should quench your thirst for knowledge regarding the "Mouse"
2007-01-25 20:02:01 · answer #5 · answered by topgun h 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋