Apple USB Mouse

● Vintage 1998 · iMac era Accessories

Introduced

1998

Original OS

Mac OS 8.5

Colors

Available in colors to match the G3 iMac cases (e.g. Bondi Blue, Blueberry, Graphite)

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Connectivity

USBOne USB connector (single-button USB mouse)

Software

Original OSMac OS 8.5

Apple statusVintage

Included peripheralsIncluded with iMac G3 and successive desktop Macs (1998-2000)

Identifiers

Model N°M4848

Order N°M4848

Lifecycle

Introduced1998

Discontinued2000

Apple statusVintage

History

The Apple USB Mouse was Apple's first USB mouse. Released alongside the iMac in 1998 and included with all subsequent desktop Macs for the following two years. Marking the transition from ADB, the translucent and colorful mouse represented a radical break from its predecessors.

Trivia

• Apple's first USB mouse arrived in 1998 alongside the iMac and represented a definitive farewell to the old ADB standard that had been used until that point. • Its transparent and colored casing was so distinctive that it became a design icon, perfectly symbolizing the aesthetic revolution of the original iMac. • It was included as standard with all desktop Macs for the two years that followed, making it one of the most widespread and recognizable Apple accessories of the late nineties.

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