3216jld (01/07/83)
Does anyone out there know the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of
companies which supply a multi-button (2-4 buttons) mouse (the pointing
device)? I would also appreciate any specs and/or price info on the
products.
J. L. Dvorak
hogpc!3216jldSeiler@mit-xx.arpa (01/17/83)
From: Larry Seiler <Seiler@mit-xx.arpa>
I tried to send this direct to the person who wanted mouse info and couldn't
get through. But perhaps other people on Info-Micro are interested. The
following are summaries of some mouse messages that appeared in the
Workstations (WorkS) discussion list. Some info may be out of date. I didn't
clear this with the original senders, so please blame me for any errors.
Larry Seiler
PS - I want the Mouse Systems optical mouse!
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Date: 20 June 1982 20:22-EDT
From: Steven T. Kirsch <SK at MIT-MC>
Company Price range Notes
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Mouse Systems, Sunnyvale, CA $150-$286 optical mouse
Mouse House, Berkeley, CA $280-$415 3 month wait
Depraz SA CH-1345 Le Lieu, SUSSIE $160-$221 VERY slow shipping
Product Associates, Redwood City, CA $172-$225 good short term choice
ALPS Electric ??? Prototype
Kinetronics, Boston, MA $500 They made the MIT mice
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Date: 24 Sep 1982 1329-EDT
From: lime!burdvax!hdj <Herb Jellinek>
Address: Mouse Systems Corp.
655 Fairoaks Ave., Suite D-313
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408-730-2132
Price: $286, qty 1 (??)
Apple-II interface: $51
IBM-pc interface: $51
RS-232 interface: $40
Availability: 2nd Q, '83.
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Date: 3-Nov-82 17:02:38
From: Mike Leavitt <LEAVITT at USC-ISI>
I just got literature from a company called Random Access
Inc. (246 Highland Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15235, 412-247-7472) on
an interface/mouse combination for a Hawley Mouse (three button)
+ a parallel or serial decoder/interface for $650. The product
is clearly personal-computer oriented since the two versions of
the parallel interface are interface cards for the Apple II and
IBM PC. The serial interface claims to be RS232C standard (sic).
-------bstempleton (01/21/83)
I noted that the address given for Mouse Systems in Sunnyvale is 655 S Fair Oaks. I would watch out for this. This used to be my address. It is an appartment complex so they can't be very big.