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[* black] Thirty years of progress yields some impressive changes to input peripherals. Keyboards and mice are now wireless, thinner, and comprised mainly of sturdy, non-yellow metal. | |
[* black] And we now have arrow keys! In typical Apple fashion, they ditched the arrows on the original Mac to force people to use the mouse, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(computing)#History|strange new accessory|new_window=true] at the time. | |
[* icon_note] ***Cult of Mac adds:*** ''This trend-setting streak continued. Apple jettisoned SCSI and serial ports with the release of the first iMac in 1998, hastening the acceptance of USB. [http://youtu.be/VzLXYENyJMQ|Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.|new_window=true]'' | |
[* black] Here's a side-by-side comparison of a single-button [link|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkqiDu1BQXY&feature=youtu.be&t=1m10s|voice command peripheral|new_window=true] and a magic-based, gesture-capable, wireless input device. | |
- | [* black] Okay, technically that boxy one is an Apple Mouse II, Model Number M0100. It utilizes a D-subminiature serial connector ( |
+ | [* black] Okay, technically that boxy one is an Apple Mouse II, Model Number M0100. It utilizes a D-subminiature serial connector (DE-9 to be exact). The spacey egg is a [guide|1240|Magic Mouse|new_window=true]. |