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[* black] Now for some [http://www-sul.stanford.edu/mac/primary/images/dayton1.html|mouse dissection|new_window=true]! Don't worry—this will be much more humane than what went down in [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EyEtIZ05SU0/UEBF4m6YVSI/AAAAAAAAAF8/gOYvDdoEl3c/s1600/save%2Bthe%2Bfrogs.png|high school biology class].
[* black] We pop out the ~~eye~~ ball with a quick twist.
[* icon_note] Cult of Mac adds: Awh, we remember the lost art of [http://f.cl.ly/items/0J131H3y063W1t1R1r0k/Screen%20Shot%202014-01-22%20at%201.37.12%20PM.png|cleaning mechanical mice...|new_window=true]
-[* black] Inside we find plenty of plastic viscera, two quadrature encoders and a few resistors, and, surprisingly, not much else—which is exactly what made this mouse so revolutionary.
-[* icon_note] A simplified design with all of the complicated processing moved out of the mouse and into the computer set the standard for cheap, reliable desktop mice for decades to come.
+[* black] Opened up, we find plenty of plastic viscera, two quadrature encoders and a few resistors. Surprisingly, that's about all we find.
+[* icon_note] This simplified design decreased costs and improved reliability by moving the complex circuitry out of the mouse and into the desktop, paving the way for cheap [[Topic:Mouse|desktop mice]] for years to come.