October 4, 1999 · Peripheral
Microsoft IntelliMouse with IntelliEye (1999)
Microsoft's first mainstream optical mouse, using Agilent sensor technology.
It worked on almost any surface, with no ball or pad to clean, and made mechanical mice obsolete over the next few years.
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Facts
- Date
- October 4, 1999
- Kind
- Peripheral: Mouse
- Maker or publisher
- Microsoft
- Platforms
- Windows, Mac
- Sensor
- optical (Agilent)
- Connection
- PS/2 / USB
- Works with
- Windows, Mac
Source: Wikipedia
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- Microsoft IntelliMouse (predecessor, 1996)
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