General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

24

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Clear synthetic casing encloses oval black moulded synthetic pad; raised white synthetic border on reverse; opaque synthetic covering on metal cord and plug-in connector.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

11.0 cm

Width

6.1 cm

Height

3.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Apple

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This machine was used 2004-2006.

Canada

Unknown

Function

Handheld computer input device which, when rolled across flat surface, causes cursor to move in corresponding way on display screen.

Technical

Like the "hockey-puck" mouse and all future mice Apple would make, the Apple Pro Mouse was a USB mouse with a much shorter cord than its ADB predecessors, its 2-foot cord was designed to plug neatly into one of the two ports of the Apple Pro Keyboard's built-in USB hub. The Apple Pro Mouse also featured a unique mechanism to allow for 3 click force settings for the required pressure to click the mouse. The Apple Pro Mouse was originally released on the iMac G3 "Snow." The original Pro Mouse was available only in black, which matched the black Apple Pro Keyboard. The cord on the original Apple Pro Mouse had a very high failure rate due to flexing and corrosion. It wasn't until later that the mouse was available in white with the debut of the iMac G4, a revision which also solved reliability problems with a more rugged cord and improved stress relief. In May 2003, the mouse and keyboard were both re-designed, though the exterior of the mouse had few noticeable changes: Apple dropped the "Pro" from the name and removed the ability to control the firmness of click in the Apple Mouse. From then on, the Pro Mouse was simply known as "Apple Mouse." [Ref.3]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Designed by Apple in California/ [Apple logo]/ Pro Mouse/ [logos/ Tested to comply/ with FCC standards/ E171434 M FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE/ [logos]/ [foreign text] 3892P902/ Assembled in Malaysia Model M5769" printed on underside of mouse.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Clear synthetic casing encloses oval black moulded synthetic pad; raised white synthetic border on reverse; opaque synthetic covering on metal cord and plug-in connector.

Decoration

Apple logo [bitten stylized apple with leaf] appears on casing front and back.