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Questions tagged [mouse]

For questions about the use of a mouse on retrocomputers. For questions about touchpads use the "touchpad" tag instead.

Regarding the connection, use, and of mouse peripherals.

Includes the use of a modern mouse on old equipment. Use the tag for built-in or retro touchpad devices.

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Did the computer mouse always output relative x/y and not absolute?

I am experimenting with a graphics pen and tablet and it got me thinking about the difference between it and my mouse. One huge difference is that the tablet's working area covers the whole screen, so that you can tap on an absolute position. My…
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Identify an early 90s optical mouse

Apologies if this is not the right place to ask this. When I was in high school in the early 90s (maybe 1992 or so), they took us on a field trip to what I think was a government R&D center of some sort. One guy showed us an optical mouse which had…
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