General Information

Serial #

4721

Part Number

4

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic casing, controls and working parts/ metal working parts

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

5.3 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

3.1 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Mouse

Country

United States of America

State/Province

California

City

Berkeley

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

circa 1986 +

Canada

Part of an American made computer of the mid 1980's used in Canada, presumably by the donor ORA Canada, information system consultants.

Function

A handheld computer input device, that, when rolled across a flat surface causes the computer cursor to move in a corresponding way on the display screen

Technical

An intput device for a symbol processing computer designed to run the symbolic programming language Lisp as its main software language (the name Lisp derives from List Processing Language). This piece of peripheral equipment was part of the Symbolics 3460 computer package but was made by another manufacturer.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

label on underside reads 'SER. NO. 0472/ The HAWLEY X063X (TM) Mouse/ MARK II/ protected by numerous U.S./ and foreign patents./ the MOUSE HOUSE'

Missing

unknown

Finish

textured light grey synthetic casing/ buff synthetic buttons/ metallic base/ black cable with blacj, metallic and gold connector

Decoration

mouse logo on label