The Apple Mouse is a series of commercial mice first introduced with the Apple Lisa, in 1983.
Apple Lisa Mouse
The Apple Lisa Mouse was introduced in 1983, along with the Apple Lisa.
This was also the first commercial mice sold, and had a model number of A9M0050.
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse
The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse was introduced in 1986, when the ADB Ports were found commonly on the Macintosh computers.
it was introduced along with the Apple IIGS, and became the Apple standard mouse for 6 years.
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse 2
The Apple desktop bus Mouse was introduced in 1993, and was the default mouse for all Macintosh computers from 1993 to 1998.
It had round curves and was the first mice Apple sold in black.
Apple USB Mouse
The Apple USB Mouse was introduced in 1998, and was the standard mouse for the iMac.
It was available in Light blue, Blue, Red, Purple, Lime, Orange, and Graphite colors and was shaped in a circular design.
Apple Pro Mouse
The Apple Pro Mouse was announced in July of 2000 at the Macworld Expo in New York.
It was connected to the computer via a USB cable, and this mouse was included for the PowerMac G4 Cube, which was also announced at the same time.
It had two buttons, on either side of the mouse, and was available in Black or White.
Apple Wireless Mouse
The Apple Wireless Mouse was introduced in 2003, and was discontinued in 2007.
It connects to the computer via Bluetooth 1.1, and was the first wireless mouse Apple designs.
It has two not rechargeable AA-size batteries, and a power switch on the bottom side of the mouse.
Apple Mighty Mouse
The Mighty Mouse was released on August 2, 2005, and had a USB model, and a wireless model that has 1 or 2 AA batteries.
It has a integral trackball and buttons on the sides of the mouse.
It is made out of plastic and only supports Mac OS X as a operating system for the computer it is connected to.
Apple Magic Mouse
The Apple Magic Mouse was announced on October 20, 2009, and was the first consumer mouse to have multi-touch gestures.
It has 2 AA non rechargeable batteries and connects using bluetooth.
It is included with the 2009 iMac, and the 2010 Mac Pro, and can be bought seperately.
Apple Magic Mouse 2
The Apple Magic Mouse 2 was released on October 13, 2015, and has a ST Microelectronics STM32F103VB CPU at 72MHz.
Being a successor to the original Magic Mouse, it features the same case design, with a lightning connector at the bottom to charge the Lithium-ion Polymer Battery, which powers the Mouse.
It is compatible with Macs running Mac OS X El Capitan or higher, and also supports iPads running iPadOS 13.
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