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  2. Keyboard technology - Wikipedia

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    A common test for whether the computer has crashed is pressing the "caps lock" key. The keyboard sends the key code to the keyboard driver running in the main computer; if the main computer is operating, it commands the light to turn on. All the other indicator lights work in a similar way.

  3. Commodore 1351 - Wikipedia

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    Description. The Commodore 1351 is similar in appearance to the mouse supplied with Amiga computers of the time, but the two are not mutually compatible. In its default mode, it is a true proportional mouse, but by holding down the right mouse button when powering up the machine, it can be made to emulate its predecessor, the 1350 (which while ...

  4. Pointing device - Wikipedia

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    a computer mouse is an indirect, relative, isotonic, position-control, translational input device with two degrees of freedom (x, y position) and two states (tracking, dragging). a touch screen is a direct , absolute , isometric , position-control input device with two or more degrees of freedom (x, y position and optionally pressure) and two ...

  5. The Pointer Instrument — Lunar Artefacts - Engadget

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    The Pointer Instrument by Lunar Artefacts is a leather computer mouse framed with a solid metal base, tailored to perform a lifetime and age with style. Lunar Artefacts is a London based product ...

  6. Computer mouse - Wikipedia

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    A typical wireless computer mouse. A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) [nb 1] is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. This motion is typically translated into the motion of the pointer (called a cursor) on a display, which allows a smooth control of the graphical user interface of a ...

  7. HP unveils first NFC-enabled mouse, various other PC accessories

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    The line-up includes: - The HP Touch to Pair Mouse, the world's first wireless mouse with near field communication (NFC), allows users to instantly connect the mouse to any Bluetooth-enabled PC or ...

  8. Soviet-era computer mice were plain, functional - Engadget

    www.engadget.com/2006-09-11-soviet-era-computer...

    In fact, the Russians were so good at making mice that they decided to write the word "mouse" on them in Cyrillic and include a little picture so that people wouldn't forget what it was.

  9. History of the graphical user interface - Wikipedia

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    The history of the graphical user interface, understood as the use of graphic icons and a pointing device to control a computer, covers a five-decade span of incremental refinements, built on some constant core principles. Several vendors have created their own windowing systems based on independent code, but with basic elements in common that ...